About 100 people took part in demonstrations across Nairobi. Many Kenyans have been angered by a fresh wave of alleged police abuses while enforcing coronavirus restrictions
Kenyan police detain a protester at a demonstration against police brutality, in downtown Nairobi, on July 7, 2020.Kenyan police on Tuesday fired tear gas and detained protesters demanding an end to police brutality.
“We are not armed and we just wanted to take our petition very peacefully, but as you can see they are very armed, they have arrested some of us and they have injured some of us,” protester David Oluoch said.Nairobi-area police boss Philip Ndolo said nearly 30 people had been arrested and that protesters had not been “observing distance” for the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s dangerous to hold such meetings now,” he said.
Protest co-ordinator Gacheke Gachihi said social justice groups from 16 slums organized Tuesday’s event to mark 30 years since opposition politicians protested to demand democratic reforms from the single-party autocratic regime at the time.
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