Occupy Parliament,Occupy Parliament protests Stories

Rights groups demand arrests of killers of protesters at Parliament following BBC exposé
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 29, 2025

The renewed demands follow the release of a BBC documentary, which identifies individuals allegedly involved in the deaths of three unarmed protesters...

Contradictions emerge in police testimonies at inquest into Rex Masai’s killing
Joseph Ndunda  |  Feb 05, 2025

This version of events contradicts the testimony of former Nairobi Police Commander Adamson Bungei, who previously told the inquest that police were o...

Major events likely to influence security trajectory in Africa and beyond
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 31, 2024

In Africa, the conflicts in Sudan, DRC, and Somalia have led to a surge in internally displaced persons, asylum seekers, and refugees in the neighbour...

There was a second attempt to invade Parliament, says Interior CS Kindiki
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 26, 2024

This alarming event followed the violent invasion of Parliament on June 25.

Human rights groups: Police lacked clear command during June 25 protests
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 25, 2024

Video evidence shows police retreating, leaving unattended a section of the fence around the parliament grounds that had fallen earlier.

New Bill proposes Sh10m fine, 10 years in jail for vandalism of infrastructure
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 07, 2024

The Bill also proposes the establishment of the Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee, which will consider applications for declaring infrastru...

Petitioner wants police restrained from blocking protesters heading to State House
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 29, 2024

Prof. Ogola says past attempts at staging such processions have been considered and officially termed treasonous and against laws on protected areas,...

Registrar of Political Parties sued for declining to register Gen Z party
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 27, 2024

The petitioner pleaded with the tribunal to issue an order quashing the decision of the Registrar of Political Parties in the letter dated July 11, 20...

Explainer: What Protected Areas Act says ahead of anticipated JKIA demos
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2024

A protected area, as highlighted in the Protected Areas Act, is a place where extra precautions are taken to prevent unauthorised entry while also mai...

IJM, Witness Protection Agency partner to fast-track admission of witnesses
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 22, 2024

The move is timely following increased brutality and violence during the ongoing anti-government protests set to resume tomorrow.

Withdrawn Finance Bill tops MPs list as they return from recess
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2024

President Ruto withdrew the Finance Bill after intense protests, which, for the first time in Kenya’s history, saw demonstrators breach Parliament pre...

Acting IG Kanja warns protesters against breaching JKIA
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 22, 2024

"The National Police Service is resolute in its commitment to uphold and enforce these laws," he warned.

Parliament suffered Sh94M in damages in anti-Finance Bill protests – Wetang’ula
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 22, 2024

The Occupy Parliament protesters on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, broke through parliament barricades while opposing the passage of the Finance Bill, 2024.

Four weeks of anti-state protests claim 50 lives, leaves 413 injured
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 16, 2024

Alongside the fatalities, 413 individuals have been injured, and 59 people have either been abducted or are missing. Additionally, 682 people have bee...

Kericho, Kakamega county commanders ordered to take action against men armed with batons
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 16, 2024

Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, who acknowledged the planned Gen Z demonstrations under constitutional rights but warned of potentia...

Jubilee Party’s rift widens as Ruto, Uhuru allies differ on calls for national dialogue
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 16, 2024

Eldas MP Adan Keynan endorsed the national dialogue initiative aimed at forming a broad-based and all-inclusive government.

Muslim leaders ask govt to allow Tuesday's protests to proceed peacefully
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 15, 2024

The leaders further expressed concerns about the events happening in the country, including the ongoing clampdown on protests, extra-judicial killings...

Irony as Ford Foundation accused by Ruto of fuelling protests, funds govt entities
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 15, 2024

In February this year, Head of the Judiciary Martha Koome hosted the Ford Foundation Global Board led by President Darren Walker, alongside Judges of...

IG Koome ordered to present missing Isiolo youth by 4 pm today
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jul 10, 2024

The family filed an application with the court seeking to know the whereabouts of their kin, who went missing four days ago.

JKUAT student who went missing after protests died from drowning - autopsy
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 10, 2024

Denzel Omondi's body was discovered on July 6 floating in the deserted quarry in Juja and was shared online, raising uproar and suspicion over his cau...

Police remove barricades on all roads leading to State House
Michael Kirwa  |  Jul 09, 2024

The roadblocks had been in place since Thursday, June 27, 2024, following protests against the Finance Bill 2024 and calls for President Ruto’s resign...

LSK's Faith Odhiambo among 7 appointed to audit public debt
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 05, 2024

After 90 days, the task force will have served its purpose and report directly to the President.

State to support families of deceased and the injured in anti-govt demos
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 05, 2024

While addressing the nation from the State House, he sympathised with those who got injured and are recovering, and he further expressed his condolenc...

185 anti-govt protesters arrested in Nairobi CBD released on bond
Joseph Ndunda  |  Jul 04, 2024

Among the suspects are 18 children, including a 15-year-old student attending a school along Temple Road in downtown Nairobi.

Kenyan protesters retreat to off-street tactics after demos turn chaotic
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 03, 2024

The ever-changing course of the protests, including the adoption of social media tools to lobby and organise tactics, has troubled the police and othe...

Medics for Kenya withdraws medical camps amid safety concerns during protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 03, 2024

Founded as a response to the #RejectFinanceBill protests that swept the nation over the past two weeks, Medics for Kenya has been instrumental in prov...

Police defy court order, use teargas to disperse Nairobi protesters
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 02, 2024

The court also directed that the police stop using bullets and other draconian measures to quell demonstrations, which entered their second week on Th...

Business in Nairobi CBD remain closed as Tuesday's protests commence
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 02, 2024

Supermarkets along Tom Mboya, Moi Avenue, and Ronald Ngala were closed, some temporarily out of service since last Thursday's demonstrations.

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