Overview

• At least ten people were killed during the July 7 Saba Saba protests and authorities arrested over 560 demonstrators nationwide, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and the National Police Service.
• Security forces set up major roadblocks and used tear gas and water cannon in Nairobi to prevent crowds from reaching central protest sites.
• Human rights organisations accused police of operating alongside armed gangs, heightening calls for an independent inquiry into security force conduct.
• Demonstrations reignited on July 8 in towns such as Embu and Kiambu, where residents lit bonfires and barricaded roads to demand justice.
• Protesters continue to demand accountability for corruption, police brutality and the custody death of blogger Albert Ojwang as youth-led grievances persist against President Ruto’s government.