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Comedian Eric Omondi arrested as he protested against the controversial Finance Bill outside Parliament,Nairobi . June 21th,2024 [Elvis Ogina,Standard]

On Thursday, as thousands of young people across the country took to the streets to protest against passage of the Finance Bill, 2024, Rex Kanyike Masai life was cut short by a trigger happy police officer.

Kanyike was running for his dear life after police officers fired a teargas canister to disperse the protesters. As he sought refuge around the National Archives labyrinth, he was shot in the thigh. He later succumbed while receiving treatment in hospital.

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