Residents of Mathare slums in Nairobi are protesting against police brutality and the killing of there sons and daughter being termed as thieves without proper trial.
The police that are allegedly suspected to intimidate and stand in the way of many people seeking justice, according to Police Oversight Authority (IPOA).
But human rights defenders have in the past claimed that some officers are trigger-happy, often shooting dead suspects, even ones that pose little threat, then planting guns on them.
The National Police Service Act provides for officers to use firearms only when less extreme means are inadequate and only for saving or protecting life, in self-defence or defence of another person against the imminent threat of life or serious injury.
protection of life and property through justifiable use of force, preventing a person charged with a felony from escaping lawful custody and preventing a person who attempts to rescue or rescues a person charged with a felony from escaping lawful custody.
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