Newspapers on Wednesday, June 25, reported about The procession Expected in the memorial of the deaths of Kenyan youths killed last year outside Parliament buildings during a protest against the 2024 financial bill.
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Elsewhere, the family of a shooting vendor who was shot in Nairobi during a protest complained of being left in the dark due to their relatives’ condition.
1. Nation today
The newspaper reported on the paradox of a Shooting vendor who was shot in Nairobi during a protest.
Boniface Kariuki’s family, a vendor from Murang’a who was shot in the head, is awaiting a response from doctors about his condition.
Boniface, 22, has been keeping his family in a state of shock for more than a week, lying in an intensive care unit (ICU) at Kenyatta Hospital for a living machine.
Susan Njeri’s mother, said they had not received full details from doctors about her son’s condition, which is very concerned with the family.
“When someone is on a life -supporting machine you can’t know he is alive or dead, we want the doctor to tell us the truth, there are many things being said on social networks, but we have nothing from doctors, we don’t know what to believe,” He said.
With that, police from central Kenya visited the vendor’s family at their home in Murang’a County.
Central Regional Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi assured the family that justice would be done.
“Two police officers responsible for the shooting have already been brought to court, and the prosecution is ongoing, and this is our sign of commitment in the search for justice to Mwangi,” Said Ndanyi.
2. The Standard
The Standard newspaper saved numerous pages for the reminder of tens of Kenyan youths killed on the road demanding good governance and not approveing the 2024 tax -filled bill.
Kenyans were encouraged to be on the streets on Wednesday, June 25.
Prior to the expected protest, the National Police Service (NPS) called on the public to abstain and march in accordance with the guidelines set out.
Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja said the police would carry out their duties in accordance with the law.
The Ministry of Interior warned protesters against police and breaking unstoppable areas.
3. People Daily
People Daily focused on the records of General Z protesters killed during a June protest last year.
While the government puts the number of deaths to 42, human rights organizations report that more than 63 young people lost their lives amid the ongoing call for justice from affected families.
Bloody began on June 20, when Rex Masai was the first person to be abused by police during protests in central Nairobi.
The 29 -year -old was shot in the thigh and died of severe bleeding, according to a report on a corpse.
Z generals across the country had increased in unparalleled numbers, motivated not by ethnic obedience or political ethnicity but with a common dream that Kenya could be better than this.
They opposed a bill that was morally dirty and destroyed the economy, a bill that punished the poor for penalty taxes while protecting the wealth of young scholars.
But their claim went far beyond the monetary policy.
They called corruption, demanding transparency, and demanding leaders be held accountable for decades of poor economic management, increased debt and broken commitments.
They wanted a country that works for all, not just for the few who were blessed. And for this, they encountered a shot.
On the streets of Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Nakuru and EldoretPeace protesters were shot in the afternoon.
In places like Kayole and Mathare, young men were gathered and killed all night.
At universities, student leaders were arrested or disappeared; Online activists faced monitoring, abuse and arbitrary detention.
A year later, no one has been prosecuted for the atrocities, with victims and families continuing to cling to the hope of justice.
4. Daily Nation
The newspaper reported on Presidential verification William Ruto to the police.
Ruto praised the police despite the public’s lack of confidence in their conduct.
The president called on Kenyans to respect the police for their service to the nation.
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