Gen Z demonstrations Stories

Miguna backs Gen Z, dismisses Gachagua-led opposition and Ruto’s regime as a joke
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

The lawyer expressed full support for the youth-led protests and political awakening driven by Gen Z, describing them as the true agents of change.

City businessman Kakan Maiyo freed on Sh10,000 police cash bail after dramatic arrest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Plain-clothed detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations carried out the arrest at his office, entering forcefully before taking him i...

Boniface Kariuki’s viewing draws outpouring of grief ahead of his burial in Kangema
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Emotions ran high as mourners assembled to pay their final respects to the young man whose life was cut short during the demonstrations.

Kenya Medical Association condemns obstruction of healthcare workers during protests, calls for action
Charity Kilei  |  Jul 07, 2025

KMA Secretary General Dr Diana Marion expressed concern over what the association describes as a disturbing trend of interference with healthcare serv...

10 dead, 29 injured and two abducted as Saba Saba protests rock 17 counties - KNCHR
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

KNCHR Vice Chairperson Dr Raymond Nyeris said by 6:30pm, the Commission had recorded 10 fatalities, 29 injuries, two abductions and 37 arrests across...

MUHURI accuses state of intimidation after Mombasa activists summoned over June 25 protests
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 06, 2025

According to MUHURI, the officers accused the activists of "mobilising youth" and “radicalising” protesters, branding them a threat to state security.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o would have cheered Gen Z’s push for reform - Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 06, 2025

Led by Kamukunji MP Yusuf Hassan, Prof Kimani Njogu, playwright Sitawa Namwalie, and socio-political commentator Mohammed Amin, they said Gen-Z agitat...

Schools on edge as Saba Saba protests loom
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 05, 2025

The protests, led by Gen Z activists and supported by civil society groups, are expected to peak on Monday, July 7, marking the anniversary of the 199...

Boniface Mwangi says State deflecting accountability by stoking protest unrest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 01, 2025

Boniface Mwangi said the violence in areas like OTC and Kenyatta Avenue had no connection to protesters, adding that police helicopters surveilled the...

Motion filed to delist Kithure Kindiki, Kipchumba Murkomen from Roll of Advocates over protest crackdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 30, 2025

The motion accuses the two of gross professional misconduct and violating the Advocates’ Code of Conduct during their tenure as cabinet secretaries re...

Court rejects bid to charge police over death of protester Beasley Kamau
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 28, 2025

The family had sought a mandatory order compelling the State to investigate, discipline, and prosecute police officers allegedly involved in Kamau’s d...

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen condemns June 25 memorial violence, claims protests targeted to destabilise state
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 26, 2025

The CS condemned the criminal anarchists who, he said, in the name of peaceful demonstrations, unleashed a wave of violence, looting, sexual assault,...

Mourning mothers' tribute ends in chaos as police disrupt peaceful memorial
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 26, 2025

The group, composed mainly of women who lost their children during the June 25, 2024, anti-government demonstrations, had assembled to lay flowers and...

Gen Z memorial demonstrations stall House business
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 26, 2025

The unrest also led to the abrupt cancellation of multiple committee meetings without explanation.

Unbowed: How June 25 protests are unfolding across the country
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 25, 2025

Protesters gathered near Parliament in defiance of road closures and heavy police presence, chanting “Ruto Must Go” and “Reject Finance Bill!” despite...

CBD vehicle ban sparks outcry from Motorists Association of Kenya
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 25, 2025

The security clampdown comes as Kenyans commemorate the Gen Z protests of July 25, 2024, which were marked by the unprecedented storming of Parliament...

LSK urges group movement to curb protest disappearances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 25, 2025

LSK advised protestors to be aware of who is being arrested and to record full names and the exact time and place individuals are picked up.

Digital frontlines: How X, TikTok, citizen journalism fueled June 25 protests
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jun 25, 2025

Social media has become a digital megaphone, amplifying voices that may never reach a newsroom but are now shaping national and global narratives.

Gen Z protest marks Kenya’s third liberation, says former CJ David Maraga
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 25, 2025

David Maraga said the current wave of protests carries the spirit of Kenya’s first and second liberations — from the fight against colonial rule to th...

Defiant youth storm streets to mark first anniversary of deadly 2024 protests
Mercy Asamba  |  Jun 25, 2025

Youths plan to march countrywide on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the historic storming of parliament by protesters, to honour those killed duri...

Kenyans voice mixed reactions ahead of Wednesday’s protests
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 24, 2025

Many are reflecting on what the day will hold, as state officials maintain a hardline stance against protests, despite growing calls for Kenyans to sh...

Kennedy Onyango’s shooting: A mother’s heartbreak and the wait for President William Ruto’s promise
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 25, 2025

Jecinta Anyango said she had placed all her hopes on Onyango - to get an education, find a steady job, and one day provide for her, noting that she ha...

Rights group expresses fear over June 2025 protests, claims State planning to deploy goons
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 23, 2025

Kongamano La Mapinduzi National Spokesperson Oyoo Sungu said that their quest for justice in the country will not falter.

Charles Owino defends police, slams politicians over protest chaos
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 19, 2025

According to Owino, most protest-related deaths occurred during politically charged demonstrations, not ordinary police operations.

How Gen-Z protests forced National Treasury to cut Sh52 billion from budget
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 18, 2025

The 6.91 per cent decline marks the first such drop in this window since the Covid-19 era, four years ago.

From protests to the office: How Gen Z is reshaping Kenya’s work culture and social norms
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 05, 2025

At workplaces, they are defining the new work culture and ethics in a move that breaks away from the traditional past.

More Kenyans disappeared during anti-riot operations than during anti-terror operations in 2024, report shows
Mary Wambui  |  May 08, 2025

A total of 55 incidents of enforced disappearances occurred between January and December 2024.

Gen Z-led protests, floods dent Kenya's economic growth in 2024 to 4.7 per cent
Alfred Onyango  |  May 06, 2025

Kenya's economy grew much slower than anticipated in 2024, recording a GDP growth rate of 4.7 per cent against the projected 5.7 per cent.

Justice for our Mashujaa: Parents of Gen Z anti-finance Bill protest victims petition state over killings
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 04, 2025

Munyao, the mother of 19-year-old Rex Masai, who was fatally shot on Moi Avenue during the protests, is spearheading the petition, which has already a...

Five Gen Z protest-related cases closed, others still under review - ODPP
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 30, 2025

Four other cases are still under investigation or awaiting further action, and two referred to public inquests set for mention or hearing in the comin...

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