Video: Protester's Hands Blown Off by Tear Gas Canister During Gen Z Demos
- Kenyans took to the streets to protest in commemoration of the Gen Zs who died during the 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests
- In a bid to disperse the protesting youth in Nairobi CBD, the anti-riot police officers fired tear gas canisters
- One young man picked up a tear gas canister in an attempt to throw it back at the officers, but it unfortunately blew up in his hands
Faith Chandianya, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and Current Affairs in Kenya
Nairobi: A painful scene has been witnessed at the Central Business District after a teargas canister exploded in a protester's hands during Gen Z protests.
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Nairobi protester's hands blown by teargas canister
The canister exploded when the demonstrator picked it up after an anti-riot police officer fired it to disperse the youth.
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The young man aimed to throw the canister back at the anti-riot police officers, but it unfortunately ended up blowing off his hands.
A video captured the man being assisted by other protesters who wrapped his injured hands in a cloth before putting him on a motorcycle and rushing to a medical facility.
"Tafadhali, tafadhali..Don't worry, you're going to get paid. Please take us to the hospital," one first aider in a reflector was heard saying.
Another man was heard warning protesters against handling teargas canisters once they had been fired by the police.
"Msishike teargas tena! I am sorry, mahn, I am sorry," one man said.
Deaths reported during Gen Z protests
At the same time, two men were rushed to the Kenyatta National Hospital after they were shot by anti-riot police officers.
Videos that circulated online showed one of the men who had sustained a gunshot wound wailing in pain as he was being received by the medical personnel at the KNH.
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One of the protesters who helped rush the injured to the hospital recounted how the events unfolded.
He claimed that a group of five police officers surrounded them and began attacking. The protester shared that one man was critically injured after he was shot in the head.
As the tensions continued to escalate, more cases of Kenyans being killed and others injured continued to be reported.
The total number of those killed during the Gen Z protests increased to seven as two more people were reported dead.
In Machakos County, one individual succumbed to gunshot wounds moments after being rushed to the hospital for medical attention.
The anti-riot police officer reportedly opened fire at protesters who had embarked on a mission to storm the Matuu police station.
The administrator of the medical facility in Matuu confirmed the incident, stating that the victim had sustained gunshot wounds to his abdomen and died as a result of excessive bleeding.
In the neighbouring Makueni county, two other victims were confirmed dead upon arrival at the hospital.
Eldoret city also had a death case of a protester who sustained gunshot wounds. However, the police have yet to confirm the incident.
Proofreading by Jackson Otukho, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
