Tag: Gen Z protests
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David Karuri Maina’s Ordeal Highlights Delays in Police Compensation After Line-of-Duty Injury
During the June 2024 Gen Z protests against the Finance Bill, Police Constable David Karuri Maina, who was attached to the Rapid Deployment Unit of the National Police Service, was deployed in Nairobi’s central business district to disperse demonstrators. According to reports, he sustained catastrophic injuries while handling a tear-gas launcher when a canister detonated…