june 25 protests Stories
LSK warned that any police officer who acts on the shoot-to-kill order allegedly alluded to by Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen would be held personally...
Lawyer Shadrack Wambui says unless the high court intervenes and grants the orders, he stands to suffer unlawful deprivation of liberty, irreparable h...
Justice Mwamuye further prohibited the police from using tear gas, chemical agents, water cannons, or any crowd-control measures against unarmed indiv...
David Maraga claimed that the withdrawal came abruptly, despite his legal entitlement to police protection as a retired Chief Justice under the Retire...
Babu Owino appeared alongside lawyer John Maina to defend Suleiman Wanjau Bilali and former Harambee Star captain Robert Otiti Elwak, who were arraign...
The United Nations Human Rights Commission singled out President William Ruto’s administration for allegedly violating constitutional rights by attemp...
The session turned confrontational, as MPs were split over whether Gachagua played a role in the unrest.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and other emergency responders provided critical medical care to those in need.
Kewosa said the protests, which also resulted in deaths, injuries, and property destruction, exposed women and girls to horrific abuses that must neve...
The two suspects were linked to an inflammatory timetable circulating widely on social media, purportedly calling on demonstrators to storm State Hous...
CJ Koome said the damage went beyond the physical structure, noting that the destruction of case files had disrupted dozens of ongoing cases.
The CS condemned the criminal anarchists who, he said, in the name of peaceful demonstrations, unleashed a wave of violence, looting, sexual assault,...
Excesses by the National Police Service have prompted action in the past. Repressive laws have been repealed and mechanisms are in place to identify,...
In addition, 18 county government motorbikes were burnt. Newly acquired music equipment meant for public events was also destroyed in the fire.
Senator Okiya Omtatah said he took deliberate steps to stop what he believed would have turned into a dangerous confrontation with security forces.
The legislator claimed that the move was in retaliation for his decision to stand with Kenyans who took to the streets to mark the first anniversary o...
The coastal city’s calm has largely been credited to two days of dialogue between regional police commanders and protest organisers, including youth g...
They accused the Kenya Kwanza administration of attacking unarmed citizens and gagging the press during nationwide demonstrations marking one year sin...
The EFF expressed "full solidarity with the youth of Kenya," who returned to the streets to mark the first anniversary of the deadly June 25, 2024 pro...
The group, composed mainly of women who lost their children during the June 25, 2024, anti-government demonstrations, had assembled to lay flowers and...
The unrest also led to the abrupt cancellation of multiple committee meetings without explanation.
IPOA said it observed violations during its nationwide monitoring of the National Police Service’s conduct in managing public order during the Gen Z a...
The organisations said they had filed an urgent judicial review application at the High Court in Nairobi to challenge what they termed an unconstituti...
The National Police Service Commission expressed concern over the unfolding situation and called for restraint from all parties involved in the Justic...
Citing international examples, Odinga said protests are often coordinated with police to maintain order and urged Kenya to adopt the same approach.
The protests, marked by high tension and heavy police deployment across Nairobi and other towns, quickly escalated into violent confrontations, with v...
The authority referenced Article 33(2) and Article 34(1) of the Constitution, as well as Section 46I of the Kenya Information and Communications Act,...
Protesters gathered near Parliament in defiance of road closures and heavy police presence, chanting “Ruto Must Go” and “Reject Finance Bill!” despite...
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...
