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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Three families have broken their silence following hours of protests in Kabete after the killing of six people in the wee hours of the morning by a police officer.<\/p>\n

Families of three boda boda riders recounted how their kin met death in the tragic Kabete incident while they were leaving their workstations.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, December 7, Winfred Nyambura, whose husband Amos Njoroge was a victim in the mass shooting, told the press that she learnt of her husband’s death through a neighbour.<\/p>\n

Nyambura tried fighting back tears but she could not control her emotions while she detailed how a neighbour told her of the tragic incident and asked her to go and check if Njoroge was among the victims.<\/p>\n

“I met neighbours who told me there was a shooting incident and they told me to go and check if my husband was among the victims. I found his motorbike on the ground,” she stated.<\/p>\n

A woman who had accompanied Nyambura told journalists that the family will be going to the mortuary to identify the body of the deceased.<\/p>\n

An emotional brother of another victim Paul Githinji aka Jadu, also told the press that he learnt of his death in the morning.<\/p>\n

Robert Kimani could not hold back tears when speaking and he called on the government to take action after the tragic incident.<\/p>\n

Residents had milled around Kimani, while boda boda riders were planning to go on the streets and protest the killing of their colleagues.<\/p>\n

A brother of another victim said he was woken up at 3:30am and informed that his brother was shot. He later identified his brother’s body in the police vehicle.<\/p>\n

“It was 3:30am I woke up and I was told my brother is dead. When I went to the Landcruiser I found four bodies,” he stated.<\/p>\n

Former colleagues of the deceased described the night as terrifying. The boda boda riders stated that they were at their station when a probox stopped near them and a police officer got out and opened fire.<\/p>\n

According to the boda boda riders, the occupant of the vehicle opened fire at the market while a motorcycle was passing close by.<\/p>\n

The officer who went berserk is accused of killing his wife before leaving his house and shooting five other civilians. Police had a hard time containing rowdy youths who wanted to break into Kabete Police Station hours after the incident.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Kenya. Three families have broken their silence following hours of protests in Kabete after the killing of six people in the wee hours of the morning by a police officer. Families of three boda boda riders recounted how their kin met death in the tragic Kabete incident while they were leaving their workstations. 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