Overview

• Gen Z activists led nationwide marches on June 25 to mark last year’s anti-tax demonstrations, demanding justice for victims, police accountability and broader governance reforms
• State House and Parliament in Nairobi were encircled with razor wire, roads blockaded and riot police backed by military support deployed across the capital and major towns
• Rights groups report security forces used tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets and live ammunition, killing 16 people, wounding over 400 and triggering looting and arson in multiple counties
• The Communications Authority ordered NTV, KTN and other broadcasters off air to halt live coverage before a Nairobi court suspended the ban and restored transmissions
• Domestic bodies including the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and the UN have urged prompt, independent investigations into alleged excessive use of force and longstanding impunity