In 2017, mobile footage of a plain-clothed policeman gunning down two apparently unarmed men went viral in Kenya. But who is this cop and what prompted the shooting?
#BBCAfricaEye joins controversial officer Ahmed Rashid as he seeks to rid the streets of gangsters and criminals. For the first time, cameras are allowed to follow his team in action in the Somali neighbourhood of Eastleigh, Nairobi. We hear from those who praise his unit and those who condemn them for what they say are a spate of extra-judicial killings.
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Cannibas is legal in most states as long as you have authority from a MD.
Excellence in your reporting.
Remember how we feared Superpowers in Eastleigh back in the days
The true justice for this thugz is the bullet awesome job rashid
This guy should get the noble prize.
puppet
rashid is killing young boys who need someone to show them way forward……in same case big criminals are freeeeeeeeeee with big cars
Have just watched a documentary about the gang called Gaza that terrorized everyone, killing cops and taking their guns. Thats was around 2015-2019. I understand why the cops did what they had to do.
Ahmed rashid shaqadoda yaqana mar wuu kushaqaysta mar na dagahoda canaha kamaala😂😂😂
somaalidu waa cabsataa ma xishootoh markaa qofka dadka wada ku joojin oo mindida iyo hubka kubaaran dhib uma aragtoh bbc lakiin ahmed rashiid bay dhaliisha usaarin waxii umada dhibah in ladiloh ayaa fiican si umada nabad ugu noolaatoh
That shooting put him in a lot of trouble.
He was doing a good job, some African problems require African solutions. Stop imposing imperial nonsense on Africans.
Hargeisa87hotmal
Bro
Stykkker
Boss….please don't annoy me…..
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There's your answer to that question right there!!!😂😂😂
He's gonna drag your ass outback and shoot you!😂
The guy in a suit talking about justice in a system like this just shows how far fetched his ideologies are, in his gated community estate he'll never experience instances that rob you off your dignity!
He was terrorist 🤣
Ken langat, a marathon runner who fled from his family… works for city of red deer in alberta canada.
sharraxaad