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Standoff in Mathare over rising insecurity concerns

Residents of Mathare area 4A at the scene where a man was stabbed to death as he took his son to school on Jan 20, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]

The residents of Mathare in Nairobi clashed with police on Monday morning as they protested the rising insecurity in the area.

The unrest was triggered by the brutal killing of a man who was stabbed to death while taking his three-year-old son to school in the early hours.

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