UN rights office calls for restraint as fresh Kenyan protests turn deadly.

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, has expressed deep concern over the killing of at least ten protesters in Kenya. 

According to reports, police used live ammunition, rubber bullets, tear gas, and water cannons, resulting in injuries and fatalities.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has called for prompt, thorough, and independent investigations into the killings and alleged human rights violations. 

Türk emphasized that law enforcement may only use lethal force when strictly necessary to protect life from an imminent threat. The OHCHR has offered to support national authorities in their investigations.

The protests marked the 35th anniversary of the 1990 Saba Saba protests, which paved the way for multi-party democracy in Kenya. 

The UN human rights office renewed its call for calm, restraint, and full respect for the rights to freedom of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, stressing that legitimate grievances at the root of the protests need to be addressed.

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