Among the suspects are 18 children, including a 15-year-old student attending a school along Temple Road in downtown Nairobi.
The ever-changing course of the protests, including the adoption of social media tools to lobby and organise tactics, has troubled the police and other security agencies, who have often been caught flat-footed.
The court also directed that the police stop using bullets and other draconian measures to quell demonstrations, which entered their second week on Thursday, June 27.
Supermarkets along Tom Mboya, Moi Avenue, and Ronald Ngala were closed, some temporarily out of service since last Thursday's demonstrations.
A poster shared online indicates that the protests will continue in the coming week, with participants called to occupy major roads across the country and stage sit-ins on Tuesday and Thursday.
They include the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), the Foreign Press Association Africa (FPAA), the United Nations, and a group of 13 embassies.
Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga reveals what senior government officials are seeking to establish amid intense protests against the Finance Bill, 2024.
Masai, 29, died on Thursday evening from injuries sustained from a live bullet allegedly fired by police in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD).
"Why don't you vote? Why don't you come out? You were Jicho Pevu, but now you are silent. Did the lion get wet and become a cat?"
The adjustment has now coincided with planned week-long protests against the Finance Bill, raising fears that students may be caught in the unrest or influenced to join the demonstrations.
The President said that he was proud the young people had stepped forward tribeless and peacefully to be counted as he expressed readiness to engage them in issues affecting the country.
Activist Hanifa Adan says the president's promise of dialogue is late, while other young people insist that the first way forward is to reject the bill.
Digital activism enabled fast mobilisation of support, bridged gaps between diverse groups, and it has brought attention to pressing issues in real-time.
He further dismissed claims that the protesters are funded by politicians, saying they don't require any mobilisation fees as they earn their income and are engaged in their business ventures.
Crazy Nairobian, real name Bill Simani, was reportedly arrested on Friday, following the anti-Finance Bill protests, and has not been seen or heard from since then.
A poster on the planned activities shows the protests will enter the second week full of activity following the fatal shooting of 29-year-old Rex Kanyike Masai during Thursday's protests in Nairobi.
Thus far, with pressure from the public to amend the bill and ease the tax burden on the public, the National Assembly Finance and National Planning Committee has dropped several controversial proposals.
The demonstrators, predominantly young people, voiced strong opposition to the bill, calling for its complete overhaul and the initiation of a new public participation process.
Demonstrators said Muslims at the mosque, who had been preparing for prayers, gave them water to wash their faces after anti-riot police fired tear gas to disperse them.
