A female traffic police officer caused commotion that led to a traffic snarl up after she was allegedly assaulted by a civilian man along Kikuyu Road.
A video of the incident shared online showed the police officer wailing relentlessly as a crowd gathered around her.
Additionally, the officer is seen having a confrontation with an unidentified man who was in the company of a female. After a short altercation, the man walks away from the scene and is pulled away by his company.
However, the officer is angered and picks up a brick which was lying on the ground and charges towards her alleged attacker.
A crowd which had already gathered to witness the events, held the woman, stopping her from throwing the huge brick at the civilian.
Consequently, traffic flow was temporarily stopped because of the commotion caused by the incident leading to a traffic snurl up.
Reportedly, the incident occurred along Kikuyu Road on Thursday, June 6, at night.
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Kenyans Call for an End to Road Rage
The incident has sparked reactions from Kenyans who have raised concerns over increasing cases of road rage in the country and attacks on police officers.
While some people called for new regulations to allow traffic police officers to be armed, others have opined that it would only escalate the cases.
“Another female traffic officer has been assaulted. Given the current circumstances, it might be wise to consider arming our traffic police officers to better protect their well-being,” former Nairobi governor Mike Sonko stated.
On the other hand, Steeve, a use on X, noted that some of the officers did not know how to handle civilians and often ended up fueling the rage.
“That will not be wise at all sir! I believe the officers should be trained on how to handle citizens because most of the times the only language they understand is intimidation and the few who they can’t intimidate are the ones who are beating them up,” the user said.
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The incident occurred days after a separate altercation between a 19-year-old Technical University of Kenya student, Ian Njoroge and a traffic police officer, Corporal Jacob Ogendo in Roysambu’s Mirema Drive.
Following his arrest, on June 4, Njoroge was arraigned in court where he was charged with three counts including robbery with violence, resisting arrest and causing grievous harm to a police officer.
In a separate incident, a video recording exposed a motorist who was captured attacking a matatu driver, other motorists and passengers with a knife along the Nakuru- Molo Road.
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