February 9, 2025
(VIDEO)Empty Coffins Dropped In Nairobi's CBD By Protestors

(VIDEO)Empty Coffins Dropped In Nairobi’s CBD By Protestors

On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, protesters dropped empty coffins along Moi Avenue near Jevanjee Gardens in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD).

More than four coffins were strategically placed on both lanes of the road by protesters waving Kenyan flags and displaying signs of peace to police officers.

Protesters opened one of the coffins before law enforcement officers fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd of young people gathered around them.

Activist Boniface Mwangi posted a photo of coffins paraded through the central business district with the caption, ‘Stop Killing Us!’

According to reports, the protesters dropped the coffins to raise awareness about the shooting, use of force, and abduction of anti-Finance Bill 2024 protesters.

However, a contingent of police officers responded quickly and removed the coffins that had been left along Moi Avenue near Jevanjee Gardens.

The coffins were loaded into a waiting lorry parked on the opposite side of the street.

A group of young people who had gathered behind the coffins also fled to avoid police arrest.

On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, pockets of young people gathered in downtown Nairobi as police tightened security ahead of the anti-government protests.

Several streets, including Moi Avenue, Tom Mboya, Lithuli Avenue, and Kenneth Matiba Avenue, saw reduced activity as shops remained closed.

However, protesters had promised to sit on various roads to demonstrate the killings by law enforcement officers.

According to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, 39 people were killed and 361 others were injured during anti-government protests that lasted from Tuesday, June 18, 2024, to Monday, July 1, 2024.

According to their data, Nairobi had the highest number of deaths at 17 as of Monday, July 1, 2024.

(VIDEO)Empty Coffins Dropped In Nairobi’s CBD By Protestors

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