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Matatu driver cries for help after police brutal attack for failure to pay bribe

Police Brutality

A victim Nelson Mwasame was allegedly injured by a police officer inside a cell at Kapenguria police station in West Pokot County. He was admitted at Kapenguria County referral hospital on March, 22nd, 2024.

Photo credit: OSCAR KAKAI| NMG

What you need to know:

  • Nelson Mwasame, a matatu driver who plies the Kitale –Kapenguria road is now lying in ward one at Kapenguria County Referral Hospital following a brutal attack by the police.
  • He claims the officer who assaulted him was bitter with him because he never parts with bribes at the roadblock.

A public service vehicle driver in West Pokot is nursing serious injuries alleged to have been inflicted on him by a rogue police officer while in custody.

Nelson Mwasame who plies the Kitale –Kapenguria road is now lying in ward one at Kapenguria County Referral Hospital following the incident he blames as a result of his refusal to part with a bribe.