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Expose unmasks trigger-happy officers in Gen Z anti-tax demos

A protester tussles with a policeman during anti-tax demonstrations along Moi Avenue, Nairobi, on July 16, 2024. [File, Standard]

A new BBC Africa Eye investigation, Blood Parliament, has identified the Kenyan security officers responsible for the fatal shooting of anti-tax protesters outside Parliament in June 2024.

The investigation pieces together the events of June, 25, 2024, when demonstrators protested against the controversial Finance Bill 2024 that attracted public disapproval over proposed punitive taxes.

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