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9 dead and over 400 injured. It was meant to be a day of remembrance, a symbolic anniversary marking one year since Kenya’s Gen Z rose to demand justice and accountability. But instead, it ended in bloodshed. Across the country, what began as peaceful demonstrations spiraled into deadly chaos. Police opened fire. Protesters fell. When all was said and done, 9 people lay dead, and over 400 others were injured. And tonight, the nation is once again forced to reckon with the deadly cost of dissent.
Gen-Z anniversary deaths
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