Kenya Police Stop Protests in Nairobi

肯亞警方在奈羅比阻止抗議

Jun 25, 2026, 18:55

Introduction

On June 25, 2026, the Kenyan government put many police in Nairobi. They wanted to stop people from protesting.

2026年6月25日，肯亞政府在奈羅比部署了大量警察，旨在阻止民眾抗議。

Main Body

In 2024, young people protested against new tax laws. Many people died and some are still missing. Now, these young people want the government to fix the police.

2024年，年輕人抗議新的稅法。許多人死亡，且部分人至今仍失蹤。現在，這些年輕人要求政府改革警方。

Police blocked big roads to stop the crowds. They used tear gas and arrested 355 people. Some leaders and families met near Parliament to remember the dead.

警方封鎖了大路以阻止人群聚集。他們使用了催淚瓦斯並逮捕了355人。部分領袖與家屬在議會附近聚集，悼念死者。

President William Ruto offered $15.5 million to help the victims. However, many families and groups said no. They want the police in court for the deaths.

總統 William Ruto 提供了1,550萬美元以援助受害者。然而，許多家庭與團體表示拒絕。他們要求警方就這些死亡事件出庭受審。

Conclusion

The government and the young people still disagree. They will continue to fight before the 2027 elections.

政府與年輕人之間仍存在分歧。在2027年大選前，他們將繼續對抗。

Vocabulary Learning

💡 How to describe things that already happened

In this story, we see words that tell us about the past.

The Pattern: Add -ed to the end of a word to move it from Now $\rightarrow$ Then.

Want $\rightarrow$ Wanted*
Block $\rightarrow$ Blocked*
Arrest $\rightarrow$ Arrested*
Offer $\rightarrow$ Offered*

🧱 Building Sentences

Look at how the story connects people to actions:

Police (Who) $\rightarrow$ blocked (Did what) $\rightarrow$ roads (To what)

Simple Rule: Person + Action-ed + Thing = A clear sentence about the past.

Vocabulary Learning

protesting (v.)

Saying you do not like a law or a situation in public

Example:The students are protesting against the new school rules.

missing (adj.)

When a person cannot be found

Example:The police are looking for the missing child.

blocked (v.)

Closed a road or path so people cannot go through

Example:A big tree blocked the road after the storm.

crowds (n.)

Large groups of people

Example:There were big crowds at the football game.

arrested (v.)

When police take a person to the police station because they think the person broke the law

Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.

victims (n.)

People who are hurt or killed in an accident or crime

Example:The charity gives food and clothes to the victims of the flood.

disagree (v.)

To have a different opinion from someone else

Example:I disagree with you about the best movie.

Practice A2 words in a crossword→