KDF Accuses Turkana Cops Of Demeaning, Embarrassing Its Soldiers In Viral Clip: "Great Concern"

• The quartet of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers could be innocent, the armed forces said in an official statement
• Officers from the Lodwar Police Station rounded up the four on Wednesday, April 17, over an alleged assault on a law enforcer manning a roadblock
• The police also accused another set of KDF soldiers of storming the Lodwar Police Station demanding the release of their colleagues

Kai Eli, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi: The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has defended its four officers caught in amateur videos being roughed up by police officers in Turkana.

The quartet was arrested on Wednesday, April 17, and detained at the Lodwar Police Station over alleged assault.

They were accused of beating a police officer manning a roadblock before seizing his AK-47 firearm loaded with ammunition.

Breaking its silence, the Kenyan armed forces said its preliminary probe absolved the soldiers of any wrongdoing.

KDF said the probe was ongoing ahead of the next course of action.

"It has so far been established that; KDF soldiers neither, "assaulted" police officers nor, "stormed" the station as alleged. Joint investigations by the relevant competent authorities to further establish facts on this unfortunate incident are ongoing, and the outcome will inform the next course of action," partly read its statement sent on X (Twitter).