Police use teargas on protesting children in Kenya

‘Kenyan police have fired teargas at children protesting the destruction of their school’s playground, prompting hospitalization of many of the young ones.

On Monday, the students from Langata Road Primary School in the capital, Nairobi, joined others trying to remove a wall, propped around the playground. Video footage showed children, some being carried away, writhing in pain, screaming and choking.

The property is said to have been grabbed by a powerful politician.’

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