{"id":144195,"date":"2025-06-25T18:02:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-protests-turn-violent-amid-demands-for-justice"},"modified":"2025-06-25T18:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:19:38","slug":"kenya-protests-turn-violent-amid-demands-for-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/kenya-protests-turn-violent-amid-demands-for-justice","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Protests Turn Violent Amid Demands for Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span><b>Two people were shot dead and several others injured on Wednesday as fresh protests erupted in Nairobi and across major Kenyan cities, marking the anniversary of last year\u2019s deadly anti-tax demonstrations that left over 60 people dead.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Protesters clashed with police who fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse the crowds. In Nairobi, human rights activist Hussein Khaled led calls for justice for those killed last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c64 Kenyans were killed in cold blood. Not a single officer has been held to account,\u201d Khaled said. \u201cWe want justice in terms of arrests, compensation, and real police reforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Angry demonstrators, many of them young people, denounced what they described as President William Ruto\u2019s poor leadership and growing authoritarianism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can see people have gathered here to say Ruto\u2019s governance is very bad. People are being abducted and killed,\u201d protester Derrick Mwangi said. \u201cWe are fed up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Businesses in the capital remained shut, and access to the city center was heavily restricted. The protests have spread to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Nyahururu.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a government warning that Wednesday would be a \u201cnormal working day,\u201d thousands took to the streets, honoring the victims of past police crackdowns and voicing their frustration with corruption, rising living costs, and unaddressed human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Two people were shot dead and several others injured on Wednesday as fresh protests erupted in Nairobi and across major Kenyan cities, marking the anniversary of last year\u2019s deadly anti-tax demonstrations that left over 60 people dead. Protesters clashed with police who fired tear gas and live rounds to disperse the crowds. 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