Several Workers Murdered in General Strike in Kenya
Today a general strike in Kenya takes place, protesting mainly against the increasing fuel prices which are affecting the Kenyan people. Kenya’s Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority last week raised retail fuel prices by as much as 23.5% – after hiking them by 24.2% last month. Today morning, roads into the capital Nairobi were blocked by striking transport workers, and in Mombasa, Kenya’s main port city, the strike raised concerns about supply-chain delays.
The general strike is underway across the major cities of Kenya. The Kenyan masses have taken to the streets and they are confronting the State and showing that they won’t retreat.
The State has responded as it usually does: deploying police and military forces to the streets. Numerous denouncements have appeared in social media, as the police and military forces are
The State has responded as it usually does: deploying police and military forces to the streets. Numerous denouncements have appeared in social media, as the police and military forces are unleashing their repression against the people. At least two protesters have been murdered.
Kenya: Five Students On Trial After Protesting Against the Africa-France Summit
Today, the first audience of the trial against five students who joined the protests against the French imperialism summit organized in Nairobi, takes place. The students protested in the University of Nairobi and they are members of the Revolutionary Students Commission, and also of the Communist Party Marxist of Kenya (CPM-K). One of the students charged is the chairperson of the student organization, Samuel Jobunga. The CPM-K has called to express solidarity.
The prosecution and the investigating officer did not appear in court to defend their case today.
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