The Law Society of Kenya Council visited the Kenyatta National Hospital to check on the status of victims of police brutality who have been taken to the facility amidst the anti Finance Bill protests. They were hosted by the Senior Director for clinical services and the Director of Nursing Services who briefed us on the statistics of patients the hospital has handled, the nature of injuries and treatment, and steps being undertaken by the hospital to provide adequate care to all victims.

They emphasised the need for cooperation between the Hospital’s management, IPOA and the LSK to conduct substantive investigations into the violence meted by police leading to the injuries. They also had an opportunity to see and converse with some of the patients, a fair number of whom noted that they were not actively involved in protests but were nonetheless targeted, attacked and left severely injured by the police.