Overview

• Police opened fire on demonstrators during July 7 Saba Saba protests, resulting in at least five deaths.
• Authorities imposed armed roadblocks in Nairobi, enforced citywide business and school closures and used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators.
• On July 6, armed assailants stormed the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights office during a press briefing, threatening staff and seizing equipment.
• The current uprising follows widespread outrage over the June death of blogger Albert Ojwang in police custody, prompting murder charges against three officers.
• Opposition figures and NGOs claim that government-backed “goons” have been deployed to intimidate protesters and disrupt human rights gatherings.