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Missing Kenya football tickets blamed on govt protest fears

A groundkeeper pulls a wheelbarrow as he applies final touches at the Kasarani in Nairobi on July 28, 2025. [Simon Maina, AFP]

As Kenya prepares its biggest-ever football hosting job this weekend, locals are wondering why they can't buy tickets, with some accusing the government of filling the stadium with supporters to avoid hostile chants.

Kenya has seen multiple deadly protests for more than a year over economic stagnation and police brutality, leaving dozens dead or missing.

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