UDA-nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has slammed the killing of at least three protesters during Tuesday’s demonstration against the Finance Bill 2024, calling it a brazen murder and demanding action from President William Ruto.
The senator, a strong supporter of the government, expressed her outrage over the use of live bullets by police snipers to disperse the crowd.
“Why shoot to kill??!! Why fire live bullets at unarmed protesters? Explain! Is parliament more important than the lives of our children? They just wanted to be heard,” she lamented on social media.
Nyamu also called on President Ruto to take immediate action against the police officers involved in the shooting, describing their actions as unprofessional and damaging to his administration.
“President William Samoei Ruto, it’s time to take action against those unprofessional officers who killed protesters! They are tarnishing your administration in the worst manner! You’re just raising revenue, we are not at war!!”
The brutal suppression of the protests has sparked widespread condemnation and calls for accountability from all quarters.
The exact circumstances surrounding the killings remain unclear, but eyewitnesses reported that police snipers stationed on nearby buildings opened fire on the crowd when their counterparts manning Parliament building were overwhelmed by the large number of protesters.
The snipers shot the protesters in the head resulting in instant deaths.
Several other protesters were also shot though they didn’t die. Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) admitting more than 100 patients who had gun injuries.
As the situation continues to unfold, Senator Nyamu’s words have added to the chorus of voices demanding justice and accountability from those responsible for the violence.
