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UNICEF concerned over safety of learners after pupils teargassed during Azimio protests

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Teargas shell lies on the road as police battle protesters along Juja road. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has condemned an incident where school children were teargassed in Kangemi, Nairobi during Wednesday's anti-government protests.

In a statement on Friday, July 14, UNICEF expressed concerns for the well-being of children in Kenya following the demonstrations that exposed learners at Kihumbuini Primary School to teargas and other harmful acts by both the protesters and the police.

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