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Kenya: 16 Dead on Anniversary of Anti-Government Protests

Kenya: Protests16 MarkDead on Anniversary; 16of Dead,Anti-Government 400 InjuredProtests

Published JUN 25 2025

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Above: Protesters are sprayed by a water cannon during the Gen Z protest on Wednesday in Nairobi, Kenya. Image credit: Michel Lunanga/Getty Images

The Spin

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The Africareport

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.

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