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anti-Finance Bill protesters

July 4, 2024

Kenyan ministers praise snipers, officers who shot dead protesters, say they acted professionally

This echoes Mr Ruto’s earlier position. He first labelled the protest’s treasonous acts and applauded the police for quelling the protests.

Kenyan police shootings protesters
June 28, 2024

Kenya’s security forces used brute force, shot dead fleeing youths in back: Governor Ayacko

Mr Ayacko said, “When you shoot somebody who is running away, that does not look tidy.”

Kenyan police shootings protesters
June 26, 2024

Police murdered 23 tax protesters, kidnapped 22, wounded 300 in Kenya: Amnesty International

The human rights organisation said police continued shooting and killing of unarmed citizens into the night on Tuesday.

Police attacking Kenyan protesters
June 25, 2024

Kenya’s Ruto unleashes military to crush tax protesters

Aden Bare Duale, Mr Ruto’s cabinet secretary for defence and chairperson of the Defence Council, announced the military deployment in a circular dated June 25.

President William Ruto