Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Kenya’s police watchdog has accused officers of using ‘disproportionate force’ to quell a recent series of protests during which 65 people died. In a report released on Thursday, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (Ipoa) linked most of the deaths to actions by the police. It also highlighted the role of opportunists who infiltrated the protests – described as ‘goons’ – who ‘undermined the principles of peaceful assembly.’ Over the past six weeks, there have been four separate days of demonstrations which were called over police brutality and anger at government policies.” (07/24/25)