Haki Africa: Two killed, over 125 injured in anti-Finance Bill 2024 demos

According to reports, the two who were part of the protesters in Nairobi were shot by the police and killed while participating in the riots.

HAKI Africa Executive Director Hussein Khalid while addressing the press outside Kenyatta National Hospital on Tuesday confirmed that one person died on the spot from a headshot injury while the other succumbed later before he could access medical care.

“The doctors have told us that they received two dead who arrived when already dead; one was shot in the head while the other was already dead, I don’t know where he was injured.  So far they have treated 125 people, most of them soft tissue injuries while others were injured in different places,” he said.

Khalid condemned the use of police brutality in what he said was a peaceful protest saying that the killings organization would take action against the extra-judicial to ensure victims got justice.

“We are very saddened and we want to inform the state that Kenya has moved many years from those dark days and we are not in a police state. The police should not use excessive force on peaceful youthful protesters,” he stated.

"We will work with the necessary authorities to make sure that those who have been killed or injured get justice. We  cannot allow any use of excessive force like this."

He noted that out of the 125 people injured, most of them were suffering from gunshot injuries.

“The doctors could not count those suffering from gunshot wounds, but said that a good number of the 125 people had been shot," said Khalid.

The Haki boss at the same time urged the government to heed the calls by Kenyans to reject the Bill instead of trying to force it on the citizens.

"The message is very clear; reject the finance bill. Why are we being forced to accept this. You cannot force this Bill on Kenyans’ throats. Why is the message not getting through to these people? 204 people against 54 million people. You can't say you want to dialogue then you are killing people,"