On 5th August 2021, police officers fired live bullets to disperse a protest in Embu, killing one person. The protest had broken out following the death of two brothers in police custody after they were arrested for allegedly breaking the 10 pm curfew imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. Their bodies were discovered in Embu mortuary two days after they were last seen after police picked them up. The death of the two brothers sparked public outrage nationally, with police officers claiming that the two young men jumped from a moving police vehicle. On 17th August 2021, six police officers linked to the death of the two brothers were arrested and charged with murder.
