At least 39 were killed in anti-government riots in Kenya, almost twice the number previously reported by the government, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights watchdog. Protests broke out again in the early hours of this morning despite a massive police presence and early tear gas shelling.

In addition, KNCHR warned that more than 360 were injured in the nationwide protests, 627 were arrested, and there were at least 32 cases of enforced or involuntary disappearances. The most severe crisis for President William Ruto enters the third consecutive week of mobilization on the streets.

After initially mobilizing against original tax hikes with the hashtag #OccupyParliament, the leaderless movement is now calling for #OccupyEverywhere, calling for Ruto to resign. Ruto, meanwhile, is sinking deeper into the dilemma between denying he has blood on his hands and deepening the state’s debt, saying Kenya would have to borrow an additional $7.6 billion.

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