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ICJ wants state to take responsibility for killings of protesters

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Anti-riot police officers disperse anti-government protestors at Kitengela, Kajiado County on July 16, 2024. [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has expressed concern over deaths and arrests following the anti-government protests.

The human rights lobby group wants the government to take responsibility for the deaths of about 50 protestors who were brutalised by police officers quelling the demonstrations that have so far left more than 360 persons injured.

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