Heavy police presence in Nairobi ahead of anniversary protests
A heavy police presence in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday, ahead of protests planned to mark the anniversary of last year’s anti-tax demonstrations that left 60 people dead and 20 still missing.
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00:00A heavy police presence in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Wednesday ahead of protests planned to mark the anniversary of last year's anti-tax demonstrations that left 60 people dead and 20 still missing.
00:16Police in riot gear barricaded parliament in the prime minister's office and deployed what appeared to be tear gas.
00:23They're hoping to avoid the same violent scenes that last year saw demonstrators storm parliament and burn part of the building as lawmakers fled.
00:34Watchdogs say police had opened fire on the protesters and the military was deployed.
00:41Kenyan youth are still angry with the current administration due to corruption, the rising cost of living and police brutality.
00:47The recent death of a blogger in police custody and the close range shooting of a civilian during the protests that followed have only exacerbated public anger.
