Leading human rights organizations have renewed calls to investigate the Kenya Security Protesters during demonstrations against tax increase last June.
The following is an investigation into the eyes of the BBC Africa, exposing members of the security forces, who shot three protesters in Kenya Parliament, igniting public outrage and demands for justice.
Amnesty International and the Kenyan Human Rights Committee (KHRC) have said that employees identified in the documentary must “face the law.”
Kenya's spokesman replied, saying that “every life is important”, the police guard conducts an investigation and criticized the BBC documentary for being “one -sided”.
“Those who made the documentary had to seek the opinion of the government … so that they could be fair and balanced,” said Isaac Mwaura.
“For example, they show that parliament is burned, but they do not show who does it; they seem to minimize the vandalization that has happened in parliament.”
He acknowledged that protesters had reasonable concerns about the Finance Bill, but said, “We cannot have a country that is also pursued through anarchy and chaos.”
The BBC had asked the government to participate in the documentary.
He was briefly discussed in Kenya's parliament on Tuesday when MP John Kiari accused the BBC of insisting on a foreign program, while another MP, Milly Dhijambo, said the government and parliament had to deal with the consequences of the “sober” protests without stabbing the media.
“The BBC documentary has created more anger among young people … You can't stop the media,” Odhiambo said.
In response to the documentary, before being broadcast, the police office said the force could not investigate its own country, adding that the independent police supervision of the police in Kenya (IPOA) was responsible for investigating the alleged misconduct.
The Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) told the BBC that IPOA had not sent a request to consider any of its staff involved in operations in parliament.
BBC Africa Eye's A documentary for a blood parliament He revealed how security forces brutally responded to youth protesters who violated Kenya Parliament on June 25, 2024, the MPs voted in the day to approve the proposed tax increases.
The opposite bill to fund It was aimed at raising $ 2.7 billion ($ 2 billion) the government said it was necessary to reduce its reading on external loans – but it caused widespread.
Using open source data and content -generated content, the BBC analysis of more than 5,000 images identifies uniform security staff – a police officer and Solider – who opened fire, killing three unarmed protesters in parliament.
The wider decline by the security forces in a series of protests against the financial bill left at least 65 people killed, led to the violent disappearance of 89 others and the arrests of thousands, According to Amnesty InternationalS
The Kenyan Government set the death rate of 42.
On Monday, the BBC said it had canceled a private screening of the documentary in the capital of Kenya Nairobi “due to pressure from the authorities.”
“We are very disappointed that we were unable to share the documentary and panel discussion as planned,” a BBC spokesman said.
“In the meantime, the audience can watch the movie on the BBC Africa YouTube channel,” the spokesman added.
Amnesty said the documentary confirms the band's worse report that “unnecessary and excessive deadly force has been used against protesters.”
He called on the police and the army to “publicly state the actions taken with regard to the findings of the BBC exposition.”
The rights group called on the Kenyans to sign a petition calling for a public investigation into the killings during the title of #CCupyparliament.
KHRC said the BBC documentary revealed how “organized criminals in police and military uniforms” are located “to kill innocent Kenyans.”
It states that “the responsibility is (President William) Ruto, who should be responsible for these deaths.”
The Kenyans expressed their anger online, pressing the government to keep security officers responsible for the killings and injuries of peaceful protesters.
Previously, Ruto defended police against brutality accusations and recently warned the Kenyans not to comment on military issues.
Police have also repeatedly refused their participation in abductions and killings. No charges have been filed.
On Monday, after the release of the BBC Africa Eye documentary, IPOA gave an update to investigations.
The organ revealed that the 60 deaths of the 60 deaths have included firearms.
IPOA said it had completed 22 investigations while actively pursuing 36 and that they were currently two cases before the courts.
The investigative agency said it had registered 233 cases of injuries during demonstrations.
In a statement, the main opposition coalition stated that “the execution of peaceful protesters was deliberately and sanctioned at the highest levels”.
Mwaura said the documentary had risked “incitement of Kenyans for violence” while a legislator called on BBC to be banned in Kenya.
George Peter Kaluma said that the 37-minute documentary risk “destabilizing” the country.
But Senator, Edwin Sifuna, defended the documentary, saying that there are no “fabrications” in it.
“We must encourage these stories to be told from all angles in the name of truth and justice. Those who are uncomfortable with this are the fight against their own conscience and we cannot help them with that,” Sifuna published at X.