Kenyans Hail Loyal Man Who Fought Hard to Save Friend Being Beaten by Police: "Friend Indeed"
- Two young men have shown what real friendship means after one of them bravely fought for his comrade, who had been surrounded by violent police
- A video shows the young men standing against a shop when police approach and start beating them; one of them manages to break free
- When the youngster looked back, he realised that his friend was still being clobbered by the policemen, and he decided to go back and help him break free
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Nairobi, Kenya: A young man has touched the hearts of Kenyans after fighting hard to rescue his friend who was being mercilessly beaten by the police during the June 25, 2025, demos.
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What happened to Nairobi protesters?
A video shared by UGI Media shows the drama started much like in the story of mask vendor Boniface Kariuki, who was found leaning against a shop by police and after things became hot, he was beaten and shot.
During the Wednesday demos, the two young men were found outside a shop and beaten mercilessly; after getting several whiplashes, one of them managed to break free.
How did protester save friend from police?
He was about to take off, but then remembered his friend and went back, threw himself into the commotion, and finally managed to rescue him from the violent police officers.
Once they were released, the two young men did not take off for the nearest hills, as most people would do in similar circumstances. Instead, they started hurling insults at the police officers, but the cops let them go as the cameras were rolling.
"A friend in need is a friend indeed! This legend wearing a black coat had a chance to escape, but he couldn't go without his friend and even took extra beatings for him. The comrade must reward the one in a black coat with mbuzi. Viva!" read the caption..
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Were police officers ungrateful?
After the young protesters were released, it emerged that one of them had saved the life of a policeman who had been accosted by protesters just minutes earlier.
"Why are you beating me? You mean you can beat me and yet I am the one who called you when your colleague was attacked?" he asked the police, who just turned their backs on him.
Reactions from Kenyans
Hon Esnahs Nyaramba:
"Surely cops wengine pia uchokozi tu."
Dorothy Kamundu:
"Police stop 🛑 this people are peaceful."
Kimutai Tirop:
"We are one people. Let us choose peace over conflict, let us protect each other, not fight each other. Our nation needs unity more than ever; we need each other."
Newton M. Sparta:
"Kuna askari anakataza wengine kuwachapa...this is a true legend."
Kefa Wa Kefa:
"Kuna askari hapo bado anajaribu kuwasaidia."
Mwiki man shot by police
In another story, a young man, Joshua, was shot and killed by a police officer during protests in Mwiki, Kasarani.
The young man joined protesters to seek justice and condemn the murder of a young lady, who was found dead at home.
The teenager was allegedly assaulted and stabbed by unknown assailants after she returned from serving her mother.
Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
