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Kenyan Crackdown on Saba Saba Protests Leaves Ten Dead, Dozens Injured

Demonstrators demanding accountability after blogger Albert Ojwang’s death faced lethal force from security forces alongside armed gangs

Protestierende in Nairobi
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BBei Demonstrationen gegen die Regierung sind in Kenia nach Angaben der Kenianischen Menschenrechtskommission zehn Menschen getötet worden. In der Hauptstadt Nairobi war ein schweres Polizeiaufgebot im Einsatz.
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Overview

  • At least ten protesters were slain and 29 wounded during demonstrations in 17 counties, KNCHR data shows.
  • Thousands of Kenyans mobilized to protest police brutality, systemic corruption and unmet economic promises across urban and rural areas.
  • The July 7 mobilization coincided with Saba Saba day, echoing the 1990 pro-democracy uprising against Daniel arap Moi’s single-party regime.
  • Police units fired live rounds and deployed tear gas at protest sites while witnesses reported masked assailants armed with sticks and machetes attacking demonstrators.
  • The government denies sponsoring criminal gangs and insists the unrest stems from infiltrators even as three officers face murder charges in Albert Ojwang’s custody death.