‘Blood Parliament’ Documentary Sparks National Outrage Over KDF’s Role in June 2024 Protests
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 28, 2025
The release of the BBC Africa Eye documentary Blood Parliament has sent shockwaves across Kenya, laying bare damning allegations of the Kenya Defence Forces’ (KDF) involvement in the brutal crackdown on unarmed civilians during the June 25, 2024, protests.
The documentary has triggered a national outcry online, as Kenyans grapple with grief, anger, and a profound sense of betrayal.
Many expressed disbelief that the KDF—once one of the country’s most trusted institutions—could be implicated in such violence. Capturing the prevailing mood, Willis Evans Otieno wrote:
