Two days after the Blood Parliament BBC Exposé aired on April 28, 2025, outrage continues to surge across Kenya. The BBC Africa Eye documentary exposed shocking details of state-sanctioned violence. Investigators analyzed over 5,000 images and videos to identify officers who shot unarmed protesters. According to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, 39 people died and 361 were injured during the June 25, 2024 protests. With screenings banned and anger rising online, the exposé has become a rallying cry for justice.
A Nation Scarred by the June 2024 Protests
The Blood Parliament documentary relives the nightmare of June 25, 2024. On that day, Gen Z protesters stormed parliament to resist a finance bill demanding $2.7 billion in new taxes. Police responded with tear gas, water cannons, and live bullets.
The BBC’s timeline, built from open-source data, shows how the peaceful march turned into a massacre. The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) condemned the killings, calling the perpetrators “organised criminals in uniform.” Families of the 39 victims, reported by Citizen Digital, are still waiting for justice.
Naming the Executioners: The Faces Behind the Guns
The BBC Africa Eye exposé goes further by identifying a policeman and a Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer as shooters. Among the dead was student Eric Shieni. Using 150 photographic frames and advanced reconstructions, the BBC traced Shieni’s fatal shooting to a KDF soldier.
The KDF denied the claim, saying IPOA had not requested a probe, as Daily Nation reported. IPOA has also dragged its feet, completing only 22 of 60 death investigations. The exposé has made these failures impossible to ignore.
Government Denial and Public Defiance
The government has pushed back strongly. Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura dismissed the exposé as “one-sided,” according to Kenyans.co.ke. President William Ruto defended security forces, while MP Peter Kaluma demanded BBC’s license be revoked, Tuko.co.ke reported.
Yet public defiance is rising. The Social Justice Travelling Theatre screened the documentary in Kayole on April 30, 2025, despite bans. On YouTube, it has already passed 3 million views on BBC Africa’s channel. These numbers fuel calls for an independent inquiry, backed by Amnesty International.
Censorship Stokes the Flames of Outrage
Censorship has only magnified the exposé’s impact. The government canceled a Nairobi screening at Unseen Cinema on April 28, 2025, as a BBC spokesperson confirmed.
To protect its journalists, the BBC omitted production credits, according to National World. On X, users like @HamisMdee called the ban “proof of guilt.” Instead of silencing the exposé, the government’s actions have made the Blood Parliament BBC Exposé spread faster and reach global audiences.
A Cry for Justice in 2025
The Blood Parliament exposé remains a battle cry, with rights groups pushing for a petition to probe the killings, per Daily Nation. While MP John Kiarie hints at foreign plots linked to British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), lawyer [Willis Otieno](https://www.nationalworld.com/culture/television/blood-parliament-bbc
