Kenya
Kenyan man shot by police during protest dies, reigniting outrage over brutality
A Kenyan man who was shot in the head at close range by a police officer during protests has succumbed to his injuries, further intensifying public outrage over police brutality. Boniface Kariuki died Monday afternoon, a day after doctors at Nairobi’s national referral hospital declared him brain-dead, according to family spokesperson Emily Wanjira. Kariuki’s shooting…
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Death toll climbs to 16 as Kenyans demand justice in nationwide protests
Mounting anger over police brutality and state mismanagement boiled over in Kenya on Wednesday,...
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Eight dead, hundreds injured as Kenyan youth lead renewed uprising against police brutality and corruption
A renewed wave of anti-government protests shook Kenya on Wednesday, leaving at least eight...
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“Enough is Enough”: Kenyan youth rise again in mass protests over police brutality and governance failures
Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, was once again the epicenter of youth-led unrest on Wednesday...
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Kenyan court hands 30-year sentences to two for aiding deadly hotel terror attack
More than five years after a deadly terrorist siege shocked Kenya’s capital, justice has been partially delivered. A Kenyan court on Thursday sentenced two men to 30 years in prison for aiding the...
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Photos capture shocking moment Kenyan police shot civilian during protest, fueling fresh outrage
A series of graphic photos published by The Associated Press has reignited national fury in Kenya, after capturing the harrowing moment a police officer shot a civilian in the head at close range during...
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Calls for justice grow after Kenyan protester shot by police amid blogger death uproar
Demands for accountability intensified on Wednesday after a 22-year-old Kenyan civilian was shot in the head at close range by police during protests sparked by the suspicious death of a blogger in custody....
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Kenyan police under fire after shooting unarmed man during protest
A protest in Nairobi demanding justice for a blogger who died in police custody took a violent turn Tuesday after a masked officer shot an unarmed man at point-blank range. The act witnessed by an Associated...
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Kenya’s deputy police chief steps down as protests mount over blogger’s death in custody
Amid mounting public anger and demands for accountability, Kenya’s Deputy Inspector General Eliud Langat announced on Monday that he would temporarily vacate his position as investigations continue...
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Outrage in Kenya as police officer arrested over blogger’s death in custody
A wave of public anger swept through Nairobi on Thursday after the death of a corruption-focused blogger in police custody led to the arrest of a police officer and ignited violent protests in the capital....
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Police clash with protesters over Kenyan blogger’s mysterious death in custody
Kenya’s capital was rocked by unrest on Monday as police twice fired tear gas at demonstrators marching toward Nairobi’s Central Police Station. The protests were sparked by the suspicious...
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Police in Kenya suspended over the death of a man in custody for online post
The head of a police station in Kenya and all officers who were on duty when a man who had been detained for “false publication” died in custody have been suspended by the nation’s police...