Kenya braces for new protests after dozens killed in anti-tax demos

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NAIROBI, July 2 — Kenya was bracing today for fresh protest action against the government after anti-tax hike demonstrations last month descended into violence that left dozens...

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The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights said on Monday that 39 people had been killed and 361 injured during two weeks of demonstrations, and condemned the use of force against protesters as “excessive and disproportionate”. It is the most serious crisis to confront the president since he took office in September 2022 following a deeply divisive election in a nation often considered a beacon of stability in a turbulent region.Ruto’s decision on Wednesday to reverse course and scrap the tax legislation has appeared not to have appeased his critics.

It declared both Tuesday and Thursday public holidays for an “OccupyEverywhere” movement and called on all Kenyans to stage sit-down protests on major roads in the country on those days.The state-funded KNCHR said Monday that in addition to the dead and injured in the previous protests, there had been 32 cases of “enforced or involuntary disappearances” and 627 arrests of protesters.

The body also highlighted what it said were “unacceptable” incidents of the “wanton destruction” of property linked to some politicians and threats and violence against them.

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