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State question after Coast Gen Z protests infiltrated by blood-thirsty gangs

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Looters invaded Qaffee Point Restaurant in Mombasa during the anti-tax protests on July 2, 2024. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The anarchy witnessed during Tuesday's bloody protests in Coast was "planned in plain sight" but police officers fumbled and left helpless Kenyans under the mercy of goons, an analysis of the events has revealed.

Days before the bloody raid on the Qaffee Point Restaurant in Mombasa by armed goons, a picture of its proprietor was widely circulated on social media pages agitating for protest in the port city.

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