Protests: MSF treats 605 for gunshots, stabbings, rape and other injuries in Nairobi
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and other emergency responders provided critical medical care to those in need.
A total of 605 people were treated for injuries including gunshot wounds, stabbings, rubber bullet impacts, blunt force trauma, fractures, and rape—during Wednesday’s protests in Nairobi.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and other emergency responders provided critical medical care to those in need on Wednesday.
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Of those treated, 97 individuals were referred to Kenyatta National Hospital and Mbagathi Referral Hospital for further care.
A further 139 people received treatment in triage at Kenyatta National Hospital, while 13 were treated at MSF's Lavender House clinic.
Three individuals were referred for specialised care related to sexual violence.
Earlier on, Amnesty International reported that sixteen people were killed during anti-government protests across Kenya on Wednesday, most of them by police.
Citing data from Amnesty International and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), Executive Director Irũngũ Houghton said the deaths verified by 9.00 pm on Wednesday included five shootings.
"Yesterday’s violence has claimed at least 16 lives and led to 400 injuries as of 9 pm last night. We have received reports that some police officers are allegedly misadvising victims’ families to bury their loved ones without a postmortem," Irungu said in a statement.
"Police killed most," Irũngũ added.
The government is yet to release its tally of the lives lost in yesterday's protests; however, earlier today, Interior CS Kiochumba Murkomen stirred controversy when he claimed that out of the over 400 people that were injured, close to 300 were police officers, some of whom he said will be left with injuries they will carry for the rest of their lives.
The government, though non-committal on the actions that will be taken against those who caused the injuries and deaths, said security agencies will go after persons who were seen destroying property, including government infrastructure and critical installations such as police stations and a court of law.
"Let me, therefore, state unequivocally that we condemn the criminal anarchists who, in the name of peaceful demonstrations, unleashed a wave of violence, looting, sexual assault, and destruction upon our people.
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