Kenyans on social media have raised concerns after police officers did storm a church in Nakuru and fired live bullets at protesters who had mixed with congregants in the church.
According to reports, the police officers were following protesters who had taken cover in the church in the hope of evading arrest and police wrath only to be followed in the church.
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In the CCTV footage of the church, the worshippers in the church were seen trying to lay on the alter ground in a bid to stay clear of the bullets that were being fired by the police officers.
Responding to concerns by kenyans, the church management issued a statement and said that the congregants had just completed their lunch hour service when one of the reverends was conducting a prayer for a member.
The bishop at the church went further to condemn the act stating that the officers opened fire at the congregants who had been joined by protesters and used live bullets while at it.
“Why shoot live bullets and beat people in our Church, we had our normal lunch hour service. Rev Patriciah Benson was praying for members. As the Bishop of Chosen Generation Church I condemn this act of excessive use of force by the police.”
The incident comes barely hours after other police officers were seen teargasing and arresting people from hospitals who had gone to seek refuge in the hospital.
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Kenyans also condemned the act of teargasing an hospital full of patients that will suffer adverse effects of teargas that was released. The police body is yet to issue the statement over the same.