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IPOA says 65 killed in June, July protests

A protester is overwhelmed after being sprayed with a police water cannon during Saba Saba protests in Kitengela on July 7th 2025. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

Sixty-five people were killed during recent violent demonstrations in Kenya as police used "disproportionate force", the policing watchdog said Thursday.

The country has been shaken by a wave of demonstrations against police brutality and poor governance under President William Ruto in the last two months.

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