Kathiani Member of Parliament Robert Mbui has said that police brutality should be addressed in the bipartisan talks between Kenya Kwanza and Azimio la Umoja coalitions.
Counting himself as a victim of police brutality, Mbui recalled being shot in the leg in 2017, when he was among hundreds welcoming Raila Odinga back to the country.
Speaking to Spice FM on Monday, Mbui claimed he was attacked by the alleged police officer, yet he had not broken any law.
“The police shot me and broke my leg; I was admitted at Nairobi hospital for a while, up to now I still have a metal frame between my knee and ankle on my left leg. I walk with a slight limp I can’t run, now that’s police brutality,” he said.
“When the police were sent to attack us, I broke no law, the constitution says if you are peaceful, I was peaceful because I was in my car, I knocked nobody, I insulted nobody, I had no weapon and I was unarmed.”
The lawmaker further recommended that police officers responsible for the loss of lives both in the previous and present regimes be brought to book.
Mbui condemned police brutality, saying the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), which was declared unlawful could have potentially brought social justice and reduced police brutality.
On the ongoing bipartisan talks, Mbui said that the outcome could eradicate the notion of the winner takes it all and bring unity to the country.
