Nairobi, Kenya
CNN
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Police in Kenya fired tears and water cannons to spray protesters as thousands took them to the streets to mark the one-year anniversary of the anti-government demonstration, which killed dozens of people.
Government regulators, Kenya’s communications agency, have ordered all television and radio stations in the country to stop broadcasting live coverage of the youth-led march protests that began Wednesday.
The agency falsely claimed that live coverage of the demonstrations had violated Kenya’s laws, while threatening regulatory measures to violate the directive. Many of the stations did not immediately stop broadcasts, including CNN Affiliate Citizen TV.
Thousands of people have demonstrated in the capital, Nairobi, the coastal cities of Mombasa, and other towns commemorating the protest anniversary.
In Nairobi, the Kenya Parliament building and the road leading to the President’s office were barricaded before the demonstrations.
Last June, many were killed by security forces outside Congress, causing nationwide outrage.
The 2024 demonstration forced the withdrawal of the controversial fiscal bill that raised taxes.
But many young people in Kenya are still furious in some suspicious cases Police atrocities, including the death of a teacher in police custody and the shooting of an unarmed street vendor.
CNN witnessed police shot dead a live round in Nairobi on Wednesday to disrupt peaceful protesters. Several demonstrators showed used cartridges.
Protesters were also repelled with tear gas and water cannon trucks in the capital. It reminded me of last year’s dramatic scene.
Citizen TV posted a video to X showing the injured individual being moved to Nairobi Hospital.
In Mombasa, some protesters were arrested and taken to police trucks, another video showed.
Citizens TV reportedly killed in a demonstration in eastern Kenya’s Machakos County on Wednesday morning.
CNN could not immediately confirm the victim, but requested comment from Police Services.
