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Youth came out to remember fallen heroes but were met with violence, barricades

Police use water cannons to disperse protestors in Nairobi, on June 25, 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Police officers on Wednesday bombarded protesters in Nairobi with countless tear gas canisters and bullets, in a day that saw the government’s fear of dissent reach hysterical levels. It was a day the government’s horror crystalised into a nightmare in the face of the citizen’s fury. 

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