: A boda boda rider has broken down in tears while explaining how the police beat him up as he was carrying a passenger to work.

Speaking to Citizen TV, the boda rider said they were riding into town when some policemen accosted them, and everything went south.

"One of them started beating me on the legs, and at some point, even broke my motorcycle. I asked him, why are you beating me, and yet I obeyed your call to stop?"

"He told me that no one is getting into town. I am hurt and my motorcycle is spoilt," he said

The boda boda rider then wiped tears from his eyes, a testament to the hurt and frustration he felt when he was being beaten and humiliated.

As the man was being beaten, he was also worried about the female passenger he was carrying.

"They are our brothers, and we know they are working, but they should understand us. We don't have stones or clubs and were not demonstrating," he said.

"I woke up to search for money to feed my children; I did not wake up to demonstrate," he said.

The weeping boda rider and his passenger were, however, lucky to escape with their lives, as other people went on to lose their lives during the Saba Saba Day chaos.

In some instances, some people were injured, and those in the hospitals were not spared either.

wizpynchez_:

"Hii ndoh inafanya watu wakue na machungu bythaa 😢 💔."

rhebekitah_:

"Mimi niko na watoto nimeamka kuwatafutia ....may God fill your cup for you to always feed your family.They said business wil be as usual and they are hurting bread winners 😢."

_ummuathman:

"Watu wameamka wachape kazi wanapigwa surely."

k.x.dija:

"Eric omondi atafute uyu aki, team sisi kwa sisi tumsaidie, we can't wait for this govt to help him."

causted6:

"Ni bahati hawajamuua...🙌 juu wakiona mtu amejituma wanaua."

Rithu:

"Woiye! Does he have a till we buy him lunch ? These cops! Style up!"

In other news, KNCHR reported that about ten people died and nearly 30 others were injured during the Saba Saba protests, raising serious questions about the state’s use of force.

The commission flagged widespread police misconduct, including masked officers in unmarked cars despite a court order against such tactics.

Hooded gangs armed with crude weapons reportedly roamed several towns, sometimes in the company of police, adding to the chaos.

Road closures and police barricades left many stranded and movement paralysed, even as civil servants were ordered to report to work.

Source: TUKO.co.ke