Kenya: Former CJ Maraga Condemns Teargassing of Butere Girls Secondary School Students Over 'Echoes of War' Play

"Echoes of War" tells of a conflict of generations in a fictitious realm between a tyrant and youth, tired of man's wanderings in power. This situation echoes the country's political situation since the summer of 2024.

Kenya: Former CJ Maraga Condemns Teargassing of Butere Girls Secondary School Students Over 'Echoes of War' Play

Nairobi -- Former Chief Justice David Maraga has condemned the teargassing of Butere Girls Secondary School students as they were leaving Kirobon Girls High School in Nakuru, where the National Drama Festivals is taking place.

"On Friday morning, 11 April, at 0850 hours, a tear gas grenade exploded in the school's toilet," said the Rector's office in a press release. "As a result of this incident, all students were evacuated for time to allow the security forces to reconvene the premises in order to ensure that no other grenades were present there. The staff and students were then able to safely resume their activities at 11 a.m. A concussioned agent "A technical agen…

Kenya School Drama Competition Turns Chaotic as Police Fire Tear Gas

Kenya’s national high school drama festival took a dramatic turn on Thursday after police fired tear gas to disperse crowds gathered to watch Echoes of War, a controversial play performed by students of Butere Girls High School in the town of Nakuru. Set in a fictional kingdom where youth clash with untrustworthy leaders and police, the play has drawn comparisons to last year’s anti-tax protests led by young Kenyans. Initially barred from the co…

Kenya Drama Competition Turns Chaotic: Tear Gas Deployed Amidst “Echoes of War” Play

Kenya’s national high-school drama competition has been overshadowed by drama of its own after police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that had gathered to watch a controversial play. Echoes of War is set in a fictional kingdom where the youth have lost faith in their leaders. It features battles with the police and has drawn parallels with last year’s protests by younger people against tax rises. It was initially disqualified from the drama f…

Faith Odhiambo demands accountability after police teargas Butere Girls' students

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo has condemned the conduct of police officers who teargassed students from Butere Girls High School during the National Drama and Music Festival in Nakuru on Thursday, April 10, 2025. In a statement posted on her X account shortly after the incident, Odhiambo said the police action […]