Evans Kiratu dies after violent police response to peaceful anti-tax protestAnother member of the youth-led anti-tax protests has died, bringing to two the number of people killed and 200 injured in the protests that have taken place in at least 19 towns across Kenya. Evans Kiratu, 21, died after allegedly being hit by a tear gas canister fired by the police. After being injured, Kiratu was rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital by a bystander who found him wounded on the street. Chris Munene, who witnessed the unfortunate incident, recounted the frantic efforts to get Kiratu to the hospital. Ms Rachael Waithanje, Kiratu’s aunt said that the police had left Kiratu incapacitated, bleeding on the road, unable to walk”.
