Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 11/07/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Boniface Kariuki, 22, shot at point-blank range by an officer in riot gear during a rally against police brutality on June 17. He was selling masks at the rally in his hometown of Kangema, some 60 miles northeast of Nairobi. He is one of more than 100 people who have been killed across Kenya since last year. President Ruto came under increasing pressure to step down. Opposition figure Kalonzo Musyoka said the president’s order was “against the constitution” Human rights groups have called for restraint among police. Kenya swore in a group of top electoral officials following months of legal wrangling. The appointment of a new chairman and six commissioners to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission fills essential positions that had long been left vacant.
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