Probe begins into police conduct during Kenya’s anti-government protests

Kenya launches probe into fatal police shooting of protester

By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Kenya’s independent policing review body has launched an investigation into the death of a protester who was shot during the mass anti-tax demonstrations in the capital Nairobi on Thursday. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and intensified scrutiny of police actions amid the escalating protests. The man named by authorities as Rex Masai was present at one of many protests against a controversial finance …

Probe begins into police conduct during Kenya's anti-government protests

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- An investigation began Friday in Kenya into police conduct during protests against a government plan to impose new taxes, according to the country's police watchdog.

Probe begins into police conduct during Kenya's anti-government protests

Kenya's police watchdog says it has begun an investigation into police conduct during protests against a government plan to impose new taxes

Probe begins into police conduct during Kenya's anti-government protests

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An investigation began Friday in Kenya into police conduct during protests against a government plan to impose new taxes, according to the country’s police watchdog. The chairperson of Kenya’s Independent Policing Oversight Authority, Anne Makori, lauded protesters for demonstrating peacefully and urged police to exercise restraint while noting the killing of […]

Kenya tax protests turn violent, 1 killed, over 200 injured and 100 arrested so far

Protesters want the government to completely abandon the finance bill, saying it will choke the economy and raise the cost of living for Kenyans who are already struggling to make ends meet. The International Monetary Fund, however, says that the government needs to increase revenues to reduce the budget deficit and state borrowing.