This post on X features an image of a slain horse, with the caption claiming it is one of the police horses from the June 20, 2024 protests in Kenya against the 2024 Finance Bill.
Background
On June 20, 2024, the police intensified their approach to the peaceful protests against the 2024 Finance Bill by deploying anti-riot officers on horseback. In a comical twist, the horses ended up in the hands of protesters, leading to amusing videos of the youth taking the horses home on social media.
Verification
A Google reverse image search reveals that the image is from the US, originally appearing in a March 24, 2009 article by NBC Miami about horses that had disappeared. The horses were later found on the roadside, stripped of their skin and meat. The poaching was reportedly linked to Miami’s black market, where horse meat, a popular delicacy among new arrivals in the area, was sold for as much as $20 per pound (0.45 kg).
Verdict
Claims that the image shows one of the police horses from the June 20, 2024 protests in Kenya against the Finance Bill 2024 are FALSE.
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