Kenyan police have arrested a 19-year-old motorist who used to be filmed beating up a site visitors policeman on a highway within the capital, Nairobi.

In a video that has been broadly shared, the person is discoverable attacking the policeman with punches and kicks to the pinnacle even upcoming the officer falls to the garden.

The motorist escaped upcoming alternative nation intervened to support the officer.

The stunning assault has resulted in a unprecedented outpouring of reassurance for the police, who’ve a name for brutality and bribery.

A police document stated the person used to be first of all opposed upcoming he made a U-turn on a hectic highway, obstructing alternative motorists.

It stated that the site visitors officer, Patrick Ogendo, entered the automobile and prompt him to pressure to a close-by police station.

Presen at the method, “the driver suddenly stopped and drew a sword under the seat”.

“The officer jumped out of the automobile for his protection and the motive force adopted him with blows and kicks,” the statement added.

It said the driver also made away with a police pocket phone battery.

The policeman received first aid at a nearby health centre and was transferred to a hospital for treatment.

An alleged accomplice of the suspect was arrested at the scene and a police team was mobilised to search for the man who carried out the attack, the statement said.

The attack has been widely condemned, with some describing the attack as unacceptable.

“How do you assault a uniformed police officer in this manner?” requested Robert Alai, a member of Nairobi’s county meeting.

“That is completely uninvited. We shouldn’t permit our law enforcement officials in uniform to be humiliated to this stage,” said Mike Sonko, a former Nairobi governor.

The suspect was reportedly arrested at his residence in the capital later on Sunday evening.

Nairobi head of site visitors Vitalis Otieno advised native media that he could be charged with a variety of offences together with tried homicide.