Family, friends and fellow protesters carry the body of Ibrahim Kamau, 19, as they procession and chant slogans to show their respects in the streets of Nairobi, on June 28, 2024. – Hundreds of people attended the funeral ceremony of Ibrahim Kamau, 19, who was one of the protesters killed at the Kenyan Parliament during the nationwide deadly protest against a controversial now-withdrawn tax bill that left over 20 dead and shocked the East African nation.
The KNCHR said there were 32 cases of involuntary disappearances and 627 instances of arrests of protesters who were demonstrating against a wide range of unpopular tax increases that have now since been withdrawn. “We maintain that the force used against the protesters was excessive and disproportionate,” Odede said.
On June 25, the protesters breached the heavily guarded Parliament premises and destroyed property, a few hours after the lawmakers passed the contentious Finance Bill 2024, seeking to raise an additional 346.7 billion shillings .