A protest in Nairobi turned deadly when a demonstrator was shot in the head during a confrontation with police and motorcyclists known as "goons." The protest was sparked by the recent death of blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody. Eyewitness accounts reveal that police appeared to side with the attackers, leading to accusations of complicity in the violence. Following an autopsy revealing signs of assault, President Ruto acknowledged police involvement in Ojwang's death, intensifying calls for accountability and an end to police brutality in Kenya.
"The goons attacked us. They cornered us and beat us with whips and the police were just watching them do it," Hanifa Adan, one of the leading voices from last year's massive Gen Z-led protests in Kenya, told the AFP news agency.
In a post on X, Amnesty International's Kenya chapter reported the presence of dozens of motorbikes carrying hooded passengers, who were seen whipping protesters and members of the public.
Since then, President William Ruto has acknowledged that Ojwang died 'at the hands of the police,' highlighting the volatility surrounding police accountability in Kenya.
Pictures taken by press photographers show counter-protesters running alongside police officers as they disrupted the demonstrations over Ojwang's death.
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