2024 Kenya protests: Two-year anniversary of youth-led demonstrations

Published 25 June 2026 · general

Police in Kenya have fired teargas and arrested dozens of protesters. The demonstrators were marking two years since a youth uprising, where more than sixty

Police in Kenya have fired teargas and arrested dozens of protesters. The demonstrators were marking two years since a youth uprising, where more than sixty people were killed by security forces.

Tens of thousands of Kenyans took to the streets in June 2024 against proposed tax increases, high living costs and corruption. On Thursday, groups of dozens marched in Nairobi in commemoration, outnumbered by heavy deployment of police.

Al Jazeera's Malcolm Webb reports. Find us on Check our website Check out our Instagram page Download AJE Mobile App

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