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Ruto at pains to explain police brutality during demonstrations

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Gen Zs light candles in honour of their fallen peers who died during peaceful protests at Kenyatta National Hospital on June 30, 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

President William Ruto was at pains to explain to the country why there are increasing abductions of Kenyans critical of his government.

Ruto also struggled to explain the use of excessive force by police on harmless youthful protestors that led to the death of 23 as hundreds were injured in recent demonstrations.

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