Police fire teargas and water cannon at protesters in Kenya as thousands take to the streets
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These protests represent legitimate demands for justice and accountability after a year of police brutality and government indifference. Young Kenyans are rightfully commemorating their fallen comrades while demanding an end to extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances that have plagued the country since last year's demonstrations. The government's response, including media blackouts, only proves the protesters' point about authoritarian overreach.
The demonstrations threaten national security and public order, with protesters engaging in violence and destruction of property while ignoring lawful police directives. Kenya is a democracy, and protesting is a right within the limits acceptable to a democratic nation like Kenya. Internal strife does not mean that outside agitators can intercede and pick sides in Kenya's domestic disputes or how it governs its own house.