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Global News Podcast

At least eight dead in Kenya anti-government protests

Global News Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Documentary

4.27.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Thousands of people protested on the anniversary of the storming of Kenya's parliament. Also: President Trump's emotional encounter with a BBC Ukrainian reporter and the Scottish conman whose tea wasn't homegrown.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:04.8

I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Thursday the 26th of June,

0:08.7

these are our main stories.

0:10.4

At least eight people have been killed in anti-government protests in Kenya.

0:14.2

As the ceasefire holds between Israel and Iran,

0:16.8

Karm returns to Tehran,

0:18.5

as we'll hear from our chief international correspondent who's in the Iranian capital.

0:24.6

Also in this podcast, BBC News Ukrainian.

0:28.1

Where are you from?

0:29.4

I'm from Ukraine.

0:30.6

Are you living yourself now in Ukraine?

0:32.5

My husband is there.

0:34.3

Wow.

0:34.8

I can see you're very, you know, it's amazing.

0:37.3

At the NATO's summit, President Trump has an emotional exchange with the BBC reporter.

0:47.7

We begin in Nairobi.

1:02.5

We're on Wednesday. Police in the capital of Kenya tried to disperse thousands of demonstrators with tear gas and water cannon.

1:09.0

There were anti-government protests across the country where at least eight people were killed and 400 others wounded.

1:11.6

That's according to rights groups and medics.

1:16.2

Thousands of people came out onto the streets to mark the first anniversary of demonstrations against the government and tax rises. Dozens of civilians were killed and Parliament was

1:21.5

stormed back in 2024. A year later, protesters such as these were still demanding the resignation of the president, William Ruto.

1:30.5

I'm here to fight for the future of my kids. I feel like as a country, we're not going the right direction, especially in the education and everything happening.

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