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Protests missing people in numbers

Missing Nyandarua County residents are 13, Kitui (nine), Garissa (eight), Machakos (six).

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by PURITY WANGUI

News27 September 2024 - 14:00

In Summary


  • Nairobi, Nyeri and Kirinyaga are the counties with the highest number of people reported missing following the nationwide anti-government protests.
  • This is according to documents tabled before a parliamentary committee show.

Nairobi, Nyeri and Kirinyaga are the counties with the highest number of people reported missing following the nationwide anti-government protests.

This is according to documents tabled before a parliamentary committee show.

The files presented to the National Assembly Committee on Administration and Internal Security by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki indicate that the missing people in Nairobi are 39, Nyeri 29, and Kirinyaga 16.

Kindiki insisted that  42 people died as a result of Gen Z-led protests.

Speaking when he appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Administration and Internal Security, Kindiki said he had the list, which he provided to the committee.

He went on to say that arrests during the protests also totaled 1,208, with most of them still in court.

"There were 42 cases of people who lost their lives during the Gen Z demonstrations.



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