{"id":220041,"date":"2024-07-16T16:25:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T13:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/?p=220041"},"modified":"2024-07-16T16:25:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T13:25:21","slug":"police-forced-by-the-crowd-to-release-a-protestor-they-had-captured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/police-forced-by-the-crowd-to-release-a-protestor-they-had-captured\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Forced by the Crowd to Release a Protestor They Had Captured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a stunning show of solidarity, protestors in the Nairobi City CBD today confronted the anti-riot police. They wanted the cops to release one of the protestors who was captured. The unarmed group faced of with the police who were armed to the teeth with all kinds of anti-riot gear. After approaching close enough, members of the crowd could be heard saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Mbona anashikwa? Achana na yeye&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In English, this means &#8220;Why is he being caught? Leave him alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The police then proceeded to claim that the captive person was a &#8220;chokoraa&#8221; aka a homeless person. Very insensitive remarks, to which the protestors appropriately responded, asking them,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Kwani chokoraa si mtu?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Translation: &#8220;Is a homeless person not a person?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After the pressure from the crowd became too much, the police finally relented and released the man. 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