President William Ruto addressing the nation at State House Nairobi, Kenya where he announced the government’s plan to withdraw the contentious Finance Bill 2024 on June 26, 2024. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG
Tuesday, June 25, 2024 will go down in history as a day of ignominy. On this day, police fired on youth protesting the punitive Finance Bill, 2024.
At parliament, more than 10 youth were killed, and hundreds wounded. Later that night, there were reports of killing of scores of other protesters in the Githurai, north of Nairobi. To further crack down on the demonstrations, the government deployed the Kenya Defence Forces in the streets.
