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| Foreign deligates have condemned violence during the anti-Finance Bill 2024 |
Ambassadors, and High Commissioners from 13 countries have condemned the violence witnessed during the anti-Finance Bill 2024. International community called for dialogue over the contentious Finance Bill 2024. In a joint statement on Tuesday, June 25, the 13 countries condemned the abduction and killing of protesters in Kenya during the ongoing anti-Finance Bill protests that have been witnessed across the country. Which foreign countries issued the statement? Led by the United States of America, the foreign states expressed concern about the violence witnessed at the Parliament Building. “We are deeply concerned by the violence witnessed in many parts of the country during the recent protests, and are especially shocked by the scenes witnessed outside the Kenyan Parliament,” reads the statement. They called on the government and those behind the demonstrations to have a dialogue over the contentious Finance Bill 2024. “We call for restraint on all sides, and encourage all leaders to find peaceful solutions through constructive dialogue. All actors have the responsibility to respect, uphold, promote and fulfil the principles of democracy and the rule of law, particularly by ensuring a proportionate security response,” they added. The ambassadors and high commissioners are drawn from the Canadian High Commission, the Royal Danish Embassy, the Embassy of Finland, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Embassy of Ireland, the Embassy of the Netherlands, the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia, the Embassy of Norway, Embassy of Sweden, Embassy of Romania, Embassy of Belgium, British High Commission and the Embassy of the United States of America.
by Amos Khaemba