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Eleven dead and dozens injured in Kenya anti-government protests
July 08, 2025 12:52 am
The death of blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody last month has given the protests fresh impetus, fuelling anger against the authorities and bringing hundreds onto the streets.
Suspected serial killer escapes from police custody in Kenya
August 20, 2024 10:12 pm
Khalusha, 33, was being detained at the police station after a court allowed detectives seven more days to investigate his alleged crimes before charging him.
Police hurl tear gas at protesters in Kenya as Cabinet ministers are sworn in
August 08, 2024 6:50 pm
The protests in Nairobi were organised by activists upset with President William Ruto even after he dismissed almost all of his ministers and added opposition members to what he called a “broad-based” government.
In Kenya, rebels with a cause but no affiliations
August 04, 2024 10:21 am
Kenya has seemingly inspired its neighbouring nations in the region. With an aggressively pro-capitalist economy, it was an eyesore for neighbours like Tanzania, where Julius Nyerere (anti-colonial activist who later became the Prime Minister) took the socialist path.
One killed in Kenya as anti-government protests intensify
July 16, 2024 11:15 pm
Protesters burned tyres, waved Kenyan flags, and chanted "Ruto must go!"
Kenya's police chief resigns following criticism over protests
July 13, 2024 2:49 am
The demonstrations against proposed tax increases began peacefully but turned violent. Police fired tear gas, water cannon and live ammunition, and some protesters stormed parliament.
Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down
July 02, 2024 8:16 pm
Police fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi as many businesses remained closed for fear of looting. The main highway to Kenya's second largest city, Mombasa, was closed as protesters lit bonfires.
Kenya protests expose jet-setting Ruto's neglect of discontent at home
June 28, 2024 6:38 pm
The U-turn has exposed the gulf between the image of Ruto as the jet-setting global voice not just of Kenya but the wider continent, and the grinding realities his nation faces - weighed down by debt, corruption and security threats.
Two killed in clashes with Kenya police on Nairobi's outskirts: Report
June 27, 2024 10:42 pm
Kenyan police clashed with anti-tax protesters looting two supermarkets in a town on the outskirts of the capital Nairobi.
Kenyan protesters promise more rallies after at least 23 die in clashes
June 26, 2024 6:08 pm
The Nation newspaper documented protests in at least 35 of Kenya's 47 counties, from big cities to rural areas - even in Ruto's hometown of Eldoret in his ethnic Kalenjin heartland.
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