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NAIROBI/MOMBASA (Reuters) -Kenyan riot police fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi on Tuesday and demonstrations erupted in other cities across the country demanding the resignation of ...
The protest movement has swept across the country, with 24 arrests made in Nairobi, 13 in the southern city of Mombasa and 16 in the western city of Eldoret, according to KNCHR.
According to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, 19 people died during demonstrations in Nairobi with over 160 people being treated for injuries. [a] Amnesty International reported that over 200 people were injured. [3] Activist Auma Obama was injured by tear gas while protesting at the Parliament Building. [11]
Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei stated that no group had been granted permission to protest. [71] 210 people were arrested, and tear gas was used by police. Concerns about looting led to the temporary closure of multiple businesses. [72] Despite these arrests, demonstrations and a planned sit-in outside parliament buildings continued.
Police deployed heavily in Kenya's capital Nairobi on Wednesday ahead of expected countrywide protests called for by the main opposition leader against a raft of tax hikes. At least two people ...
The opposition announced a mass protest against the official results, and the violence was largely stoked by the police. Raila Odinga encouraged supporters to engage in mass protests which he announced on local television and radio stations, most noticeably in Mombasa, Eldoret, Kericho, Kisumu, Nakuru and parts of Nairobi. Police shot hundreds ...
Kenyan activist Auma Obama, the half-sister of former U.S. President Barack Obama, was among protesters tear-gassed on Tuesday during demonstrations outside the parliament building in Nairobi, a ...
The 1950 Nairobi general strike was a nine-day general strike led by the East African Trades Union Congress (EAUTC) that took place in Nairobi, Kenya, in the spring of 1950. On 15 May 1950, union leaders Makhan Singh and Fred Kubai , under charges of being officers of an unregistered trade union whose registration had been refused, as per ...