Home cnn-kosmos (Κόσμος) Kenyan police fire water cannon and tear gas at protesters as anti-government...

Kenyan police fire water cannon and tear gas at protesters as anti-government outrage grows

Kenyan police fire water cannon and tear gas at protesters as anti-government outrage grows



CNN
 — 


Kenyan police used tear gas and water cannon on protesters marking the 35th anniversary of a pro-democracy rally that has stirred anti-government resentment among Kenyan youths, who were already enraged over allegations of corruption, police brutality and abductions of government critics.

The East African country has been hit by a wave of bloody protests that began last year over an unpopular finance bill that raised taxes amid a cost-of-living crisis.

Kenya’s government withdrew the tax bill in June last year in the wake of the demonstrations, but outrage has intensified over the recent death of a teacher in police custody and the shooting of an unarmed…

Διαβάστε περισσότερα