June 25 Protests: Khaligraph Jones Breaks Silence after Police Lob Teargas at Him
- Renowned rapper Khaligraph Jones has reacted to the police lobbing a live teargas canister at him and others during the June 25 protests
- Many Kenyans showed up to honour members of Gen Z who died in 2024 after being shot by the police during anti-government protests
- Nadia Mukami also spoke about her boyfriend, Arrow Bwoy, after a video emerged showing a police officer canning him on his backside
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Veteran rapper Khaligraph Jones has spoken up after a video emerged of him and Arrow Bwoy being chased away by the police during the ongoing protests.
Source: Instagram
What happened to Khaligraph Jones during protests?
Dressed in an all-navy blue outfit and a face mask, Khali could be seen trying to reason with the police officers.
At one point, one of the officers lobbed a teargas canister at them before whipping Arrow Bwoy as they tried to get away.
The Mazishi hitmaker wrote a post calling for police brutality to end as he narrated his experiences at the June 25 protests.
"When you peacefully demonstrate, and they start shooting at you with live teargas canisters. End police brutality in Kenya," he wrote.
Here is a video of his interaction with police on his Instagram page:
Here are some of the reactions from social media users:
@MC_Larryjay said:
"Kwa hiyo scene kulikuwa na haja ya teargas kweli? Makarao pia hujiangusha sana."
@commentator_254 said:
"Hasira inapanda tuu."
@starboy_stan said:
"Never befriend a police officer, inaongeza hasira tu."
@saxtone_ke said:
"Huyo ni msanii ananyoroshwa nyahunyo ya nyuma."
@shirekuli said:
"End police brutality."
@mami_magnificent said:
"Then right now wako kwa mtandao wakisema Kenyans are attacking police when they are allowing the police to have guns during protests, who do they think they are?"
@mhenga_official said:
"Arrow amepigwa kwa hiyo video nimeona, this is wrong, time for history."
@iam_51 said:
"Arrow boy amechapwa si poa."
@naughty said:
"Yaani hawajali hadi msanii walai."
What Nadia Mukami said about police caning Arrow
Earlier, TUKO.co.ke featured Nadia Mukami after reacting to the viral video of a police officer canning her boyfriend and baby daddy, Arrow.
She lamented about the police officers using force during the protests, yet her man was unarmed and was trying to walk away.
Nadia also blasted the officers for how they treated her kids' dad and asked them not to arrest him.
Her sentiments left netizens angry at how the police handled the situation and called on the government to ask the police to restrain themselves.
Source: Instagram
Did Mammito attend the protests?
In a related report, veteran comedienne Mammito Eunice shared photos showing how she showed up for the protests.
The comedienne welcomed her daughter in March, but she shared plans she had put in place to enable her to attend the demonstrations.
Mammito rocked an all-black outfit and tied a Kenyan flag around her neck as she blew the whistle she had carried.
Kenyans commended her for showing up and her dedication to speaking against the regime's alleged misdeeds.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
