At least eight people died in the protests of the deadly Kenya: what we know | Conflict news

Several protesters were killed on Wednesday and at least 400 people were injured Protests of the question Nairobi was fatal in the capital.

Kenyan officials did not disclose the number of casualties. Reports from media and law groups are different from the number of deaths between eight and 16.

This is the case The latest start Violence in the East African country, young protesters are often taken to the streets in recent months, including to protest the countless issues police savageryGovernment corruption and high taxes.

Demonstrations on Wednesday was held to celebrate bloody on June 25, 2024 protest Police, according to legal groups, tax rises while firing in a large number of protests.

Here’s what we know:

What happened during the protests?

Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisii and several other major Kenyan cities, in the first hours of thousands of protests against Tax, 60 protesters, killing 60 protesters last year.

Protesters carrying Kenya flags “must go to Ruto” and the government of President William Ruton must “occupy the state house in the opposition” and refer to the official residence.

Banks and schools in the central workplace in Nairobi were closed to the expected of protests, and the police are also the state house, as well as the parliamentary building, thorny wire layers. Last yearThe protesters entered the parliamentary block, roast politicians and set fire to the parts of the building.

Wednesday was first peaceful in the March, first and last year’s protests. The landscapes in Nairobi then turned fierce, “goons” or men attacked the protesters and the protesters armed with whips and clubs. Police used live fire, rubber bullets, water balls and tear gas to disperse protesters.

The central Nairobin’s shops and businesses are also looted and burned and burned by unknown groups. Some protesters also set fire to security barricades in the city and were subjected to physical attacks on plain polite.

The protesters attacked local government buildings, including the protesters’ police station and the courtroom in Kikuyu, Nairobin’s 20 km (12.5 miles). Some were caught by police, but not fixed. In other cities, including Mombasa, the marches were peaceful.

Clashes were also reportedly reported in Matuu and Mlolongo in Machakos County, about 100 km (62 miles) from the capital. Neyeri County, Karatina was also reported.

How many people were killed?

The figures change and the Kenya authorities did not confirm the number of deaths.

On Tuesday, the Kenyan Medical Association, the Kenyan Term Society and the Working Group of Police Reforms and 8 people died in Nairobi. The group said 400 people were treated for injuries, including three police officers. 83 of them were treated for gun wounds, including at least eight protesters, including at least eight protesters.

However, the head of the Amnesty Irelagu Houghton, Reuters said that this figure was approved by the Global Rights Guard and the Kenyan National Commission (KNCHR).

Security officer Fred Wamale Wamale Wamale Wanyonyi, one of the murderers in a shopping center in Central Nairobi, one of the killed in law groups was killed.

What were the protests?

Protesters gathered in order to celebrate the anniversary of the relevant tax protests last year, and 60 people were killed by police, while no official was punished.

Activists said it was important for Kenyans to remember the bloody protests of 2024.

“Because young people celebrated in June 25, they lost people who lost people who lost people who lost people,” Angel Mbuthia, Angel Mbuthia said the AFP newspaper was the chairman of the Youth League for opposition anniversaries.

On Wednesday, the protesters demanded the overthrow of Ruton’s government and called on police to end the savagery, corruption and general economic difficulties in the country.

Protester Osman Maham Aliyev spoke to Al Jazeer in connection with the protests in order to demand better than the leaders of the country.

“The government accepts us as a joke. They do not listen to us … They do not listen to us as a citizen. We should listen to the power of the people,” he said.

31-year-old blogger and after the teacher tensions in recent weeks increased Albert ojwang He died in police control between June 7-8 and 8 June. Deputy Police Eliud Lagat allegedly insulted and the police first died of wounds that killed him.

Ojwang’s killing protested with people who call on the rage and protests across the country and the officers. Lagat, who denyed any of the horses, removes from the position of last week waiting for the results of the investigation. Three officials were charged with the killing of Ojwang this week.

How did the government respond to these protests?

Protests were expected and informed about the authorities, and law activists said. The National Commission of Human Rights, Ilyas Rotoku Al Jazeera said they were confident in the organizers of government officials, they are guaranteed to be allowed to protest peacefully. Nevertheless, he said he was a clear proof of extreme power in the reaction of the police.

“We saw a deliberate force to forgive (protests). “We condemn the use of excessive power … need to obey the rule of law and ensure human rights protection all the time.”

Authorities closed the protests live broadcast on Wednesday afternoon, but after this instruction, the Nairobi Supreme Court was abolished by the Nairobi Supreme Court, which ordered to restore the signals to the three independent television station.

Ruto, who took once in the town of Kilifi, on Wednesday, called Ruto, who took once in the town of Kilifi, called for peace peacefully.

“There should be no protests to destroy peace in Kenya. There is no other country to go wrong to go wrong. We are responsible for keeping our country safe.”

What were the protests in June 2024, 2013?

Severe protests are caught by a economic crisis, which has been caught in the country, which has begun to have declared the country, the country, the country, which began on June 18, 2024.

Young people were mainly headed by the protests for more than a week, but the elderly Kenyans filled the streets with anger. Although the blocks raised some dams from the bill before crossing the bill, protests continued, and the protesters called on Ruto to go down. Authorities insisted on higher taxes to carry out credit contracts with the government’s International Monetary Fund (IMF).

On June 25, the protesters began the Kenyan parliament, where the MPs were called. The protesters launched the building and fired the entrance. In response, the police killed at least 60, and several journalists, including several journalists, and opened fire.

Ruto withdrawn the bill Violence continued on June 26. After the protests of the Human Rights Watch, the bodies of some of the missing were tortured and harmful to the bodies of the rivers, forests and ventilators. Some abducted, reported the law groups they were taken by officials who forced the names of protesters.

What will happen next?

Vacant, Thursday morning returned to Nairobia, although the destructive is known.

Smoke out of at least 10 torch buildings in the city center of Nairobi, because business owners returned to the center of the central work area.

In the parliament, Ruto rose to a new financial invoice in 2025. However, the taxpayers of the Kenyan Income Organization were included in the controversial proposal provided by the personal and financial information.

This is not yet clear if MPs plan to resolve the demands of protesters.