Physical Address
304 North Cardinal St.
Dorchester Center, MA 02124
Leading human rights organizations have resumed calls for the investigation into the murder of Kenya’s security forces during a tax increase in June last year.
This implies an investigation into the BBC Africa’s eyes, exposing the members of the security forces who shot three participants in the Kenya Parliament, igniting the public and justice demands.
Amnesty International and the Kenny Human Rights Commission (KHRC) said the officers identified in the documentary should “face the law”.
The Kenya government spokesman replied, saying: “Every life is important,” the police watchman conducts an investigation and criticized the BBC documentary for being “one -sided”.
“Those who made a documentary had to achieve the government’s opinions … so that they could be fair and balanced,” said Isaac Mvaura.
“For example, they show that the parliament is burned, but they do not show who is doing it; they seem to minimize the vandalization that has taken place in parliament.”
He acknowledged that the participants of the action had legitimate problems about the finance bill, but said: “We cannot have a country that also leads through anarchy and pogrom.”
The BBC asked the government to participate in a documentary.
In response to a documentary to him on the air, the police service stated that the force could not investigate itself, adding that an independent authority for the supervision of a police offense (IPOA) is responsible for the investigation of alleged violations.
The Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) reported the BBC that IPOA had not sent any request to look at any of their employees involved in parliament operations.
BBC Africa Eye Documentary “Bloody Parliament” It turned out that the security forces responded severely to the youth participants of the rally, who violated the Kenya Parliament on June 25, 2024, on the day when the legislators voted in favor of approving the proposed tax campaigns.
A contradictory bill on financing He was aimed at raising $ 2.7 billion ($ 2 billion), the government said it was necessary to reduce its dependence on external borrowings – but caused widespread.
Using open source data and content generated by the user, the BBC analysis of more than 5,000 images identified security officers – a policeman and a solider – who opened the fire by killing three unarmed rally participants in parliament.
Widespread security forces on a number of protests against the law According to Amnesty International.
The Kenya government has made 42 years.
On Monday, the BBC stated that he had canceled a private check of a documentary in the Kenya capital Nairobi “from the pressure from the authorities”.
“We are very disappointed that we were unable to share the documentary and panel discussion,” the BBC press secretary said.
“Meanwhile, the audience can watch the movie on YouTube BBC Africa,” the press secretary added.
Amnesty stated that the documentary confirms the previous report that “unnecessary and excessive death was used against the participants of the rally.”
He called on the police and the army “to publicly declare the actions taken against the BBC exposition.”
A group of rights urged Kenyans to sign a petition, which called for investigating the murder during what was named after the #occupyparliament protests.
Khrk said the BBC documentary showed how “organized criminals in the police and military uniform” were posted “for the murder of innocent Kenyans.”
It states that “responsibility is resting with (President William) Ruto, who should be responsible for these deaths.”
Kenyans expressed their anger on the Internet, pressing the government to prosecute security officers for the killings and injuries of peaceful participants of the action.
Earlier, Ruto defended the police from cruelty and recently warned Kenyans from commenting on military issues.
Police have also repeatedly denied the abductions and murder. No officers were charged.
On Monday, after the release of the BBC AFRICA Eye documentary, IPOA gave an investigation update.
The authorities have shown that still 60 deaths in the investigation have been involved in firearms.
IPOA stated that it had completed 22 investigations, while it actively conducted 36 and that two cases were currently before the courts.
The investigation agency said 233 cases of injuries were recorded during the demonstrations.
In his statement, the main opposition coalition states that “the shooting of peaceful participants of the rally was thought out and authorized at the highest levels.”
Mwaura said the documentary risked “incitement of Kenyans to violence” and one legislator called for the BBC to ban Kenya.
George Peter Caper said a 37-minute documentary had risked the “destabilization” of the country.
But the senator, Edwin Sifun, defended a documentary stating that it has no “products”.
“We must encourage these stories to tell on all sides for the truth and justice. Those who are uncomfortable with this are fighting their own conscience and we cannot help them,” Sifun on X.
