Hundreds of Kenyans attended a concert in the nations capital Nairobi yesterday, chanting slogans and dancing, to commemorate the more than three dozen people killed in recent anti-government protests.
At least 39 people were killed in the demonstrations that started on June 18, as protesters pushed for planned tax hikes to be scrapped and the resignation of President William Ruto.
"The government is listening now because of the protests. So we are kind of happy, but theres also a lot of sadness because so many people died for the government to listen," activist Boniface Mwangi, who was attending the concert, said.
"So were also mourning, and were telling the families of those who lost their loved ones, were with you, and we shall honour their sacrifice."
At the concert of local artists in Uhuru Park, a vast green space in the centre of Nairobi, youth held placards reading "RIP Comrades" and "We promise well keep fighting", while the crowd chanted "Ruto must go". Others hammered crosses into the ground.
