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Western embassies raise alarm over 'hired goons,' use of plainclothes cops at protests

Protesters clash with security forces during a demonstration in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 17, 2025, following the death of blogger Albert Ojwang while in police custody. [AFP]

The United States and European embassies in Kenya have raised concerns over the use of ‘hired goons’ to disrupt peaceful protests in the country ahead of the first anniversary of the June 25, 2024, Gen Z protests.

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