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500 goons were hired to cause violence during Gen Z demos, leaders claim

Some businesses were broken into along Wabera Street during the anti-Finance Bill protests on June 26, 2024. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

Some crafty politicians could have had a hand in the bloody protests in Nairobi last Tuesday, it has emerged.

Sources told The Standard that some hirelings were ferried in buses from Mathare, Dandora, Kayole and Kawangware, among other areas, to counter protests organised by the youth and attract reaction from security agents.

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