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Kenyan Government Throttles Internet Access As Protests Swell

The Kenyan government has throttled internet access in Kenya, according to Netblocks, an authoritative source regarding Cyber Security and internet shutdowns. Netblocks, in...

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Fear Of Massacre Looms As Kenya Police Fire Live Ammunition At Protesters

… Govt Allegedly Threatens To Shut Down Media House The fear of a massacre looms among protesting Kenyans as state-sponsored Police fire live...

According to reports, Police in Nairobi arrested and assaulted paramedics during live coverage on CNN. The paramedics, who had identified themselves, were apprehended amidst ongoing protests against the controversial Finance Bill 2024.
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Young Kenyans Undeterred by Arrests, Gunshots, Takeover Parliament

Young protesters in Kenya have breached the tight security in the parliament and have taken over the building. This is despite coordinated arrests...

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Kenyan Police to Arrive Haiti This Week to Fight Gang Violence, U.S. Says 

The first group of Kenyan police officers set to combat gang violence in Haiti will leave Kenya on Tuesday and are expected to...

Kenyan Youth Set For Another Protest Over Finance Tax Bill
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Kenyan Security Officials Abduct Online Protesters From Their Homes

Video footage has surfaced on the internet showing security officials in Kenya abducting online protesters from their homes, in the midst of a...

Kenyans Question US Delegation Presence In Parliament During Finance Bill Debate
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Kenyans Question U.S. Delegations’ Presence In Parliament During Finance Bill Debate

Kenyans are questioning a group of 10 U.S. Congressional delegations, who, on Thursday, were sighted inside Kenya’s National Assembly Gallery as Members of...

Kenyan digital influencer/protester
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Kenyan Influencer Billy Simani, Freed After Detention By DCI

Billy Simani, a Kenyan digital influencer/protester, was released yesterday evening following an alleged abduction earlier in the day by the Directorate of Criminal...

According to reports, Police in Nairobi arrested and assaulted paramedics during live coverage on CNN. The paramedics, who had identified themselves, were apprehended amidst ongoing protests against the controversial Finance Bill 2024.
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‘7 Days of Rage’: Kenya’s Gen Z Protesters Declare #TotalShutDown Over Tax Hikes

Kenya’s Generation Z has declared a week-long protest to express their undying determination to oppose the Finance Bill 2024 despite passing its second...

Kenya Police Freed Journalist Arrested For Reposting Senator Orwoba's Number On X
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Kenyan Police Release Journalist Arrested for Sharing Senator Orwoba’s Number on X

The Kamkunji Police Division in Kenya has released a Nairobi-based journalist, Edgar Wabwire, who was arrested for reposting the number of a House...

Outrage As Kenya Police Shoots Protester, Rex Kanyike During Anti-Finance Bill Protest
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Outrage As Kenya Police Shoots Protester, Rex Kanyike During Anti-Finance Bill Protest

Nairobi Police have shot a protester following the nationwide Anti-Finance protest led by Gen Z on Thursday night while heading home. The now-deceased...

Kenya's Finance Bill Passes Second Reading Despite Public Outcry
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Kenya’s Finance Bill Passes Second Reading Amidst Nationwide Protest

The contentious Finance Bill has passed a second reading in Kenya’s Parliament on Thursday amidst nationwide protest, leading to the arrest of over...

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Public Pressure Makes Kenyan Govt. Drop Proposed Taxes On Bread, FX, More

Kenya’s government has amended the controversial Finance Bill 2024 and retracted several proposed tax hikes. This was in response to widespread opposition and...