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Blood Parliament - BBC Africa Eye Documentary
#BBCAfricaEye investigates the shootings of three demonstrators during the Kenya Finance Bill 2024 protest in Nairobi on June 25th.
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On June 25th 2024, blood was spilt at Kenya’s parliament.
That day, thousands of protestors headed there to stop the 2024 finance bill being passed into law. En-route they were met with tear gas, truncheons, and even gunfire. When they got there, and stormed the legislature, some of that gunfire turned lethal. At least three people were killed: students, shopkeepers, and Sunday school teachers. Since then, no one has been held to account for their deaths.
Now, using open-source intelligence (OSINT) and forensic techniques, #BBCAfricaEye can expose the men who spilled blood on the grounds of Kenya’s parliament.
00:00 June 25th: Protesting a finance bill, livestreaming a revolution
01:10 “The People’s Assembly, belongs to the people”
03:37 The March to Parliament
04:03 'It's already really hard for everyone - the taxes will make life much harder'
04:50 'It's the working, middle and lower class against the ruling class'
06:10 The Day Begins: “This is something this country has never seen before”
08:04 Protesters Face Off with Police: “This is Kenya. We are one.”
11:02 Parliament is breached
13:00 David Chege and Ericsson Mutisya are killed
21:20 The Second Incursion: Eric Shieni is shot
26:24 Who killed Eric Shieni?
34:20 June 26th: President Ruto withdraws the 2024 Finance Bill
34:50 “You must listen to the heartbeat of the nation”
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in HAUSA here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MercqyBo-HQ
and in FRENCH here: https://youtu.be/l05lj0kgYBk
🚨 UPDATE 29/04/25: Rights groups call for probe following this #BBCAfricaEye documentary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy9vrz4q1v8o
Credits:
Our deepest thanks to all the photojournalists, production staff, and producers who cannot be credited for their own safety.
Filmed, Produced & Directed By - Bertram Hill
Executive Producer - Pete Murimi
Film Editor & Producer - Valeria Cardi
Film Editor & Motion Designer - Emile Costard
Africa Eye Editor - Tom Watson
Head of Longform & Investigations - Liz Gibbons
3D Design - Martyna Marciniak
Investigators - Victoria Arakelyan, Courtney Bembridge, Rüzgar Mehmet Akgün, Regan Wharton
BBC Eye YouTube Editor - Anusha Kumar
Production Manager - Simon Frost
Production Coordinator - Abigail Knight
Narrator - Runako Celina
Online Editor - Chris Stott
Colourist - Boyd Nagle
Dubbing Mixer - Jez Spencer
Impact Producers - Tom Donkin, Tamasin Ford, Dickon le Marchant, Paul Organe, Marco Oriunto, Shaya Solhjou
Reversioning Producer - Issa Kheirallah
Digital Technician - David Smith
Archive - AFP, Citizen TV, Getty Images, Parliament of Kenya, KTN, NTV, Reuters, State House Kenya
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Published Apr 27, 2025
