Two shot dead as police clash with protesters in Mbeere North
Two shot dead as police clash with protesters in Mbeere North
Two people have been killed following demonstrations by residents of Ishiara in Mbeere North, Embu County, over concerns about the deteriorating condition of Ishiara Level 4 Hospital.
The victims were among a group of young protesters who had taken to the streets to express frustration over the poor state of services at the facility.
The demonstrations disrupted transport for several hours, with major roads in the area becoming impassable.
However, the situation took a tragic turn later in the day when police moved in to disperse the crowd.
Earlier, angry residents had blocked sections of the busy Embu Highway using stones and other debris, bringing traffic to a standstill.
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Tensions escalated in the afternoon when police officers confronted the protesters. The situation quickly degenerated into a standoff, with protesters resisting attempts to clear them from the road.
According to reports, officers fired live ammunition during the clash, resulting in the deaths of two individuals.
Elsewhere, this comes weeks after DCP leader Rigathi Gachagua warned President William Ruto that he would call for national protests if the government revised the price of fuel products upwards in the upcoming review.
He argued that increasing the cost of fuel will cause a ripple effect, pushing the prices of basic commodities higher to cater for the increased transportation costs.
Gachagua asked Ruto to scrap the extra 8 per cent value-added tax (VAT) imposed on fuel products to cushion Kenyans from a projected steep increase in prices.
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