June 25 Protests: 2 Shot Dead in Matuu and Ol Kalou as Death Toll Hits 7 Countrywide

• The Wednesday, June 25, demonstrations were meant to mark one year since the mass anti-government protests in Kenya
• However, the demonstrations turned out to be violent, and seven protesters died following clashes with police
• Two people died in Machakos county, while a Form 3 student died of gunshot wounds in Molo, Nakuru county

Nairobi - The number of protesters killed during the ongoing countrywide Gen Z demonstrations has hit seven.

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In Matuu, Machakos county, one person succumbed to gunshot wounds moments after he was rushed to the hospital, bringing the number of those killed in Machakos county to two.

Police officers allegedly opened fire after angry demonstrators attempted to storm Matuu Police Station.

Julius Makau, an administrator at a hospital in Matuu, said the victim had sustained abdominal gunshot wounds and died due to excessive bleeding.

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"One had abdominal gunshot wounds and died from excessive bleeding. We got an alert of another gunshot victim at another hospital but on arrival we found that the patient had already succumbed," Makau said as reported by Citizen TV.

In Makueni county, medical officer Stanley Mulei confirmed that two victims of gunshot wounds died upon arrival at the hospital.

In Eldoret county, a protester allegedly died of gunshot wounds, but police have yet to confirm the reports.

Another person has also been confirmed dead in Ol Kalou following a violent clash between police and protesters.

Earlier, a Form 3 student was killed, following a violent clash between police officers and protesters in Molo.

The victim has been identified as a student at Njenga Karume Secondary School in Molo town, Nakuru county.

During the confrontation, four other people were seriously injured and were rushed to nearby hospitals to receive urgent medical attention.

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In Nairobi, two protesters were rushed to the Kenyatta National Hospital with serious gunshot wounds.

What you need to know about Gen Z protests

• Kitale was relatively calm for the better part of Wednesday, June 25, until a group of people armed with crude weapons stormed the town.
• Former Chief Justice David Maraga was teargassed while taking part in the demonstrations in the CBD
• A group of police officers in the Nairobi CBD experienced a difficult time trying to control protesters

Why CA stopped live coverage of Gen Z protests

Meanwhile, the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) ordered all the media outlets in the country to stop live broadcasting of the June 25 anniversary demonstrations.

In a letter to the media houses, CA threatened the media houses with the stoppage of signals should they continue with the coverage.

The protests across various parts of the country had picked up momentum, with the broadcasters amplifying every event as they unfolded in real time.

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According to the authority, media houses were contravening the law by airing the live protests across the country.

CA officials raided NTV and Citizen TV transmission sites and switched off their free-to-air signals during the Gen Z-led protests.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

Source: TUKO.co.ke