{"id":20580,"date":"2021-01-10T19:02:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T19:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=20580"},"modified":"2021-01-10T18:11:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T18:11:15","slug":"kakamega-bullfighters-attack-10-policemen-for-storming-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kakamega-bullfighters-attack-10-policemen-for-storming-venue","title":{"rendered":"Kakamega Bullfighters Attack 10 Policemen For Storming Venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>10 police officers in Kakamega are nursing serious injuries after they were beaten up by over 500 people during a bullfighting match.<\/p>\n<p>A video emerged online showing the crowd chasing the officers at the venue of the event in Malinya Stadium, Kakamega County.<\/p>\n<p>The officers are said to have stormed the venue after catching wind that the stadium was crowded and that the participants did not observe the Covid-19 rules.<\/p>\n<p>A group of nearly 60 police officers is said to have lobbed teargas at the crowd before it charged towards them leaving 10 injured.<\/p>\n<p>The officers who were from the neighbouring sub-counties were attacked with stones and clubs at the venue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA contingent of 60 police officers from neighboring sub-counties of Navokholo, Mumias West, Kakamega North who came for reinforcement, approached the crowd without any provocation,\u201d read a police statement seen by Kenyans.co.ke.<\/p>\n<p>The officers were attacked while heading back to their police station in an incident in which four vehicles were damaged.<\/p>\n<p>The officers were taken to Shibwe Level Four Sub County Hospital where they were treated and discharged.<\/p>\n<p>This comes a day after a police officer was beaten up and tied by residents in Homa Bay Town after allegedly storming into a neighbour&#8217;s home.<\/p>\n<p>The officer who was in the company of an unidentified civilian is said to have waylaid a boda boda rider who was on his way home.<\/p>\n<p>The two allegedly took the boda boda rider to another home in a different village where they demanded money.<\/p>\n<p>The report added that when the homeowner had no money to give, one of the suspects drew a panga and threatened to harm the boda boda rider.<\/p>\n<p>Sensing danger, the victim raised alarm, and members of the public rushed to the scene. The residents then beat up the officer and his accomplice before tying them up.<\/p>\n<p>Below is the video:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. 10 police officers in Kakamega are nursing serious injuries after they were beaten up by over 500 people during a bullfighting match. A video emerged online showing the crowd chasing the officers at the venue of the event in Malinya Stadium, Kakamega County. 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