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Bullets, broken dreams: Final moments of men killed during fuel protests in Thika, Ruiru

By Gitau Wanyoike | 4h ago

Youths protest against the rising fuel prices and harsh economic conditions barricade sections of the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway at Free Area. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

On Monday, May 25, 2026, a week after the fuel hike protest, three bodies lay on postmortem tables.

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