Kenyans have expressed ridicule over the decision by Interior PS Karanja Kibicho to airlift police officers with minor injuries from Kisumu to Nairobi.
Kwamchetsi Makokha noted the choice of hospital: Nairobi West Hospital, rather than specialized facilities like Forces Memorial Hospital or Kenyatta National Hospital.
Nancy Bensuda pointed out that police officers were flown from Kisumu, leaving behind two referral hospitals, to be taken to Nairobi West Hospital.
Owiti K'Odek compared the swift response to airlift the officers to the response to victims of an AL Shabab attack in El Ade.
Other commentators, including Michael Otieno, Renee Nyakerario Mayaka, and John O. Amollo, questioned the necessity of airlifting the officers, given the minor nature of their injuries and the availability of medical facilities in Kisumu.
Michael Okoth and Onyinkwa O drew attention to the contrast between the treatment of the police officers and the fatalities among demonstrators in Siaya and Kisumu.
Arap Doyo highlighted the fact that many of the injured police officers were senior officers, despite junior officers typically being deployed in riot situations.
Anwar Sadat criticized the government's handling of the situation, accusing them of dramatizing the injuries to justify their actions.
Denis Itumbi denied any involvement in the airlifting of the police officers.
Commentators like Joseph Niva and Makodingo Washington described the airlift as a publicity stunt, questioning the need to transport officers with minor injuries to Nairobi West Hospital when better-equipped hospitals were available in Kisumu.
