Teargas, batons as Kenyans pour into the streets in 'day of rage'

A protestor chanting anti-government songs while demonstrating against rampant abduction in the country on December 30, 2024 at the Aga Khan Walk, Nairobi. [Kanyiri Wahito Standard]

This year is ending just the same way it started. There is heightened anxiety over police brutality and threats of street protests.

Yesterday, as the count down to the New Year began, Kenyans poured out their frustrations against the government in streets and in social media spaces in a conversation saturated with police batons and tear gas canisters in various parts of the country.