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Protests rocked Nairobi on Wednesday, exactly one year since thousands of Kenyans stormed Parliament in opposition to proposed tax hikes.
Demonstrators also took to the streets of other cities including Mombasa. The government ordered TV and radio stations to stop broadcasting protests on Wednesday, reported AFP. The protests come amid growing anger at alleged police brutality. Three Kenyan police officers have been charged with the murder of a blogger in police custody that sparked fresh anti-government protests in recent weeks.
Protesters in Nairobi chanted against President William Ruto and extra-judicial killings, with a section vowing to march to his official residence: Chants included “Ruto must go.” Eric Muriuki, a Nairobi-based lawyer who took part in the demonstration, told Semafor that young Kenyans were in the streets to demand justice for those killed in last year’s protests. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has said that at least 60 people were killed in those demonstrations, with many more injured.
