• Some of the residents were hurling stones at the officers. The lorry then took a detour and entered a murram road.
• Soon after they took the turn, a huge white smoke was seen emanating from the back side of the lorry where some of the officers were.
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Police officers teargassed themselves inside their lorry as they fled away from angry protesters.
In an undated video seen by the Star, the officers were spotted running towards their lorry as seemingly angry residents ran towards them.
Some of the residents were hurling stones at the officers. The lorry then took a detour to a murram road.
Soon after they took the turn, a huge white smoke was seen emanating from the back side of the lorry where some of the officers were.
A man was then heard speaking in Agikuyu language before shortly changing into Kiswahili "Wamejipiga teargas" (they have teargassed themselves) as he continued laughing.
The police officers are then seen jumping off the lorry as they scampered for safety and fresh air while their vehicle was in motion.
As they jumped out, some officers fell and got injured as the vehicles continued moving.
The person recording the video is then heard saying "Hawa Askari wameumia" (These police officers are injured) as he dashed towards where the officers had fallen.
He is then heard calling the other officers to help their colleague who had sustained severe injuries from the fall.
"Brathe amka. Pole karao. Wewe kujeni msaidie huyu," he shouts as he tries to help the officer up.
The officer then starts moving towards his colleagues as residents who helped him up continue asking if he is indeed okay.
It is not clear where and when the video was taken.
Polisi wameji teargas tena. pic.twitter.com/JHXmdKnztB
— Ole Teya (@TeyaKevin) June 28, 2024
The video emerged after the country witnessed a wave of protests against the Finance Bill, 2024, which many Kenyans described as 'punitive' owing to its tax proposals.
The protests that began in Nairobi on Tuesday last week turned chaotic and violent in the subsequent ones.
They also spread across the country including the strongholds of the ruling party, whose Members of Parliament overwhelmingly voted for.
Tens of lives have been lost in the process, while hundreds sustained injuries.
Properties worth hundreds of millions were looted and business premises were vandalised as a result of the protests.
The Kenyan parliament was also invaded after protesters managed to breach the security and gain access.
They also destroyed properties of unknown value in Parliament.