STORY: :: The UN urges restraint in Kenya
after police fire on protesters
:: June 25, 2024
:: Stephane Dujarric, United Nations Spokesperson
"We're obviously looking at what is going on in Nairobi and in Kenya, where (the) Secretary-General is obviously deeply concerned over the reported violence that we've seen connected with these protests and these street demonstrations. He's very much saddened by the reports of deaths and injuries, including journalists and medical personnel. We're also very concerned about reported cases of targeted, arbitrary detentions. It is very important that the rights of people to demonstrate peacefully be upheld. As we say, anywhere around the world, it is up also to authorities to ensure that those rights are respected and that all incidents of deaths in the hands of security forces be fully investigated, that people be held to account. He urges the police and the authorities and security forces in Kenya to exercise restraint and for the demonstrators to act peacefully."
Police fired on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya's legislature on Tuesday and at least five protesters were shot dead, with sections of the parliament building set ablaze as lawmakers inside passed a bill to raise taxes.
