The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) has demanded the arrest of the police officer who killed Rex Kanyike Masai by shooting along Moi Avenue during the anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests on Thursday evening.
In a statement on X, he party has called on the arrest of the police offcer saying the 29 year old young man was unarmed.
We demand that the government takes action against the overzealous police officer who shot and killed Rex Kanyike Masai, a young man whose only crime was to carry a bottle of water, handkerchief and lifting his fist up to oppose the oppressive Finance Bill.
— The ODM Party (@TheODMparty) June 21, 2024
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According to witnesses theofficer fired into the crowd, injuring Rex in the leg at around 7 pm.
Despite efforts to save him at Bliss Hospital Moi Avenue, he succumbed to his wounds.
His distraught parents and fellow protesters gathered at the mortuary, mourning his loss.
This came shortly after the Finance Bill 2024 sailed through the second reading amid nationwide demonstrations against the proposed levies in the bill.
The Bill sailed through after 204 Members of parliament voted in its favor while 115 legislators voted against it.
While announcing the results, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula said the Finance 2024 Bill will come up again before the entire House on Tuesday next week.
During this stage, amendments to the Bill will be introduced, and the House will vote on each clause.
Following this, the Bill will undergo a Third Reading, during which the House will take a final vote to approve or reject it.
If there are disagreements on the Bill or any proposed amendments, it will be referred to a mediation committee.
The committee will work to develop a version of the Bill that the House can consider and vote on.
The House will then debate and vote on the mediated version of the Bill.
