Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters marching against femicide


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Dec 2024

Activists and civil society members participate in a nationwide march titled ldquoEnd Femicide Kenyaquot to raise awareness about gender-based violence GBV and to pressure the Kenyan government to implement stricter laws and policies to combat this pervasive issue in downtown Nairobi Kenya December 10 2024. REUTERSJohn Muchucha

Activists and civil society members participate in a nationwide march titled “End Femicide Kenya" to raise awareness about gender-based violence (GBV) and to pressure the Kenyan government to implement stricter laws and policies to combat this pervasive issue, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya December 10, 2024. REUTERS/John Muchucha

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenyan police fired teargas and arrested at least three people on Tuesday as hundreds protested against a wave of femicides, a Reuters reporter and human rights activists said.

Several hundred people - mostly women - marched in the capital Nairobi, where they blew whistles and chanted, "Stop killing women!" They were repeatedly dispersed by police officers firing teargas from moving vehicles before regrouping anew.

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