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2024-09-26 15:46:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AB66A98DAF1635E296A8EFA8BAE7CF5F661463C44023DA379600916759C8DF45
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Justice Mugure Thande ruled against the use of excessive force against peaceful protestors in June 2024 including tge use of live ammunition. https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2024-06-28-court-stops-use-of-tear-gas-water-cannons-against-protestors/ The Police ignored this order in consecutive protests after this ruling. Police brutality in Kenya is an epidemic. https://www.vice.com/en/article/police-brutality-kenya/ https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2014/0709/Behind-deadly-force-in-Kenya-there-s-often-a-police-badge https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/kenya/10941227/Kenyans-five-times-more-likely-to-be-shot-dead-by-police-than-by-criminals.html https://theconversation.com/why-violence-is-a-hallmark-of-kenyan-policing-and-what-needs-to-change-139878
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