Demonstration Bill 2024 Stories

No-protest zone: New Bill seeks to block demonstrations near protected areas, critical infrastructure
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 01, 2025

The Bill seeks to criminalise spontaneous demonstrations and places stricter obligations on protest organisers, including detailed advance notice and...

MPs reject proposed controversial law on public demos over civil liberties concerns
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 23, 2025

Critics warned that spontaneous protests would be made illegal and that police would be empowered to suppress any form of dissent.

Police push for change in law to bar demonstrators from being noisy during protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 19, 2025

Speaking before the committee chaired by Narok North MP Gabriel Tongoyo, NPSC legal director James Nduna emphasised the need to separate noise from de...

MPs reject proposed anti-demos Bill, says it risks violating constitutional rights
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 03, 2024

Committee chairperson Gabriel Tongoyo cautioned that any legislation on demonstrations must balance the right to protest, as guaranteed under Article...

Bill seeks to bar Kenyans from masking faces during protests
Mary Wambui  |  May 27, 2024

The Assembly and Demonstration Bill, 2024, seeks to enforce accountability and transparency on protest conveners and participants in the event of dama...

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