### [2026-06-30](/feed/2026/06/30/index.md)

##### Human rights in Kenya
# According to witnesses, one person is killed and two others are injured when Kenyan police open fire during a protest in Mathare, Nairobi against reported abductions, amid concerns over security abuses. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-police-fire-live-rounds-during-protest-nairobi-least-one-dead-witnesses-2026-06-30/)

### Changes:

1. One person is killed and two others are injured when Kenyan police open fire during a protest in Mathare, Nairobi, against reported abductions, according to witnesses, amid concerns over security abuses.  _2026-07-01 11:01:09 (First version)_
1. According to witnesses, one person is killed and two others are injured when Kenyan police open fire during a protest in Mathare, Nairobi against reported abductions, amid concerns over security abuses.  _(Current version)_

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