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Nairobi Tout Confronting Police in Viral Video Goes into Hiding
  • By Stephanie Wangari on 2 September 2021 - 5:22 pm

    Edward Mwangi confronts an officer donned in civilian clothes on August 26, 2021 in Nairobi CBD.

    Edward Mwangi confronts an officer donned in civilian clothes on August 26, 2021 in Nairobi CBD.
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A tout who was captured on camera earlier in the week, confronting a police officer in Nairobi Central Business District (CBD), has gone into hiding.
In an interview with TV47, Edwin Kariuki Mwangi, who works with Rukagina Matatu Sacco, disclosed that he went into hiding, following reports that the authorities were looking for him in connection with the August 26, 2021 incident.

A visibly aggressive Mwangi was captured on video fearlessly confronting a police officer who had accosted him for not wearing a face mask contrary to the measures put in place by the Ministry of Health.

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In the viral video, he could be heard saying that he had just alighted from a matatu to purchase a mask from a vendor who was by the roadside after the one he was wearing got torn.

"The officer shoved me around and the move got me angry. Although I looked aggressive, my aim was for him to listen to my explanation and not to fight him.

"Besides, I do not have the strength to fight because I have an injury on my leg. I have been receiving calls and was told that the officer was back looking for me," Mwangi told TV47.

Mwangi argued that the officer had singled him out from the many Nairobians who were not donning their masks on the said day.
"So many people were not wearing their masks, including the vendor who was selling them. The officer saw my uniform and knew that I could be having some money since I was working," he added.

Mwangi has been hiding since Thursday in a bid to avoid an arrest by the authorities.

 
Nairobi Tout Confronting Police in Viral Video Goes into Hiding
  • By Stephanie Wangari on 2 September 2021 - 5:22 pm

    Edward Mwangi confronts an officer donned in civilian clothes on August 26, 2021 in Nairobi CBD.

    Edward Mwangi confronts an officer donned in civilian clothes on August 26, 2021 in Nairobi CBD.
    YouTube

A tout who was captured on camera earlier in the week, confronting a police officer in Nairobi Central Business District (CBD), has gone into hiding.
In an interview with TV47, Edwin Kariuki Mwangi, who works with Rukagina Matatu Sacco, disclosed that he went into hiding, following reports that the authorities were looking for him in connection with the August 26, 2021 incident.

A visibly aggressive Mwangi was captured on video fearlessly confronting a police officer who had accosted him for not wearing a face mask contrary to the measures put in place by the Ministry of Health.

f

Traffic jam at Nairobi CBD
File

In the viral video, he could be heard saying that he had just alighted from a matatu to purchase a mask from a vendor who was by the roadside after the one he was wearing got torn.

"The officer shoved me around and the move got me angry. Although I looked aggressive, my aim was for him to listen to my explanation and not to fight him.

"Besides, I do not have the strength to fight because I have an injury on my leg. I have been receiving calls and was told that the officer was back looking for me," Mwangi told TV47.

Mwangi argued that the officer had singled him out from the many Nairobians who were not donning their masks on the said day.
"So many people were not wearing their masks, including the vendor who was selling them. The officer saw my uniform and knew that I could be having some money since I was working," he added.

Mwangi has been hiding since Thursday in a bid to avoid an arrest by the authorities.

wise move, he can easily disappear
 
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