President William Ruto has issued a stern warning against any form of chaos and destruction of property during the June 25 memorial march in honour of the victims of the 2024 protests.
Speaking on Friday at the Kenya School of Government (KSG) in Lower Kabete, President Ruto said the government will safeguard the rights of protestors and other Kenyans to continue with their daily lives.
The Head of State said he will not allow the protesters to disrupt economic activity or engage in the destruction of property.
“We are a civilized nation. We are an organized society. We believe in the rule of law. We protect everybody’s right. It is right for every citizen who has an issue to petition or to protest, and we must protect their right to do so.
“We must also protect the right of our children to go to school and learn, and our farmers to go to the farms and produce food so that we don’t sleep hungry. And the business people, we must protect them to go to work, to do business so that we can raise our productivity,” said Ruto.
This comes after the families of the victims who died in the June 25, 2024, protests notified the police of plans to hold a peaceful march on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
The families intend to march to Parliament Buildings, lay flowers at locations where protesters were shot, and present a memorandum demanding justice for victims and an end to police brutality.
“We would like to notify you that on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 10:00 am, we have invited all Kenyans to proceed on a peaceful march as mothers, fathers, siblings, relatives, friends, to the Kenyan Parliament to demand justice, and lay flowers where our children were murdered. There will be similar vigil and commemorations in all the 47 counties of Kenya,” they announced.
Meanwhile, the US Embassy in Nairobi has issued a security advisory warning its citizens of possible demonstrations across the country.
