Kenya police recruitment drive in Nakuru proved what many Kenyans already suspected, Kenya police is not well trained. A police recruiter went ahead hitting one Mr Gikonyo who was suffering from hyperthermia. Hyperthermia is elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation that occurs when a body produces or absorbs more heat than it dissipates. Extreme temperature elevation then becomes a medical emergency requiring immediate treatment to prevent disability or death.
Common causes include heat stroke and adverse reactions to drugs. The former is an acute hyperthermia caused by exposure to excessive heat, or combination of heat and humidity, that overwhelms the heat-regulating mechanisms of the body causing the body temperature to climb uncontrollably.
The police men even went ahead to handcuff the sick youth and even throwing him in the police truck (where are the ambulances? ) , a situation that caused even more injuries. The police have even arrested the young man.
Kenyans should stand up for justice for this young man who found himself sick. Its unfortunate that we don't choose when to be sick.
