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More than 270 people arrested in antigovernment rallies in Kenya

A protester reacts during a demonstration over police killings of people demonstrating against the government, in Nairobi, Kenya, July 2, 2024 [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]

Kenyan police have arrested more than 270 people who they said were masquerading as protesters and suspected of going on a criminal rampage during antigovernment rallies in the country.

“Security forces across the country singled out suspects found engaging in criminal activities in the guise of protesting and took them to custody,” the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said in a statement posted on X late on Tuesday.

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