Overview
- On July 7, security forces in Nairobi and other cities deployed tear gas, water cannons and stun grenades to disperse anti-government demonstrators.
- The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights documented at least ten deaths, 29 injuries and two abductions during Saba Saba rallies across 17 counties.
- Armed gangs known locally as “goons” operated alongside police, including a July 6 assault on KNCHR headquarters that targeted a press briefing.
- All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi again served as a refuge, sheltering thousands seeking safety from state-backed violence during the protests.
- Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the United Nations have called on President Ruto’s government to carry out independent, transparent probes into the killings and assaults.