Aug 13, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor
A family in Karatina is demanding justice after their 19-year-old son, Wycliff Thiong’o, was shot and injured during the ‘Nane Nane’ protests in Karatina Town. Thiong’o, who is now admitted to the ICU at Kenyatta National Hospital, was not involved in the...
Aug 13, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor
Police are on the spot yet again for targeting and attacking journalists who were covering the Nane Nane protests in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) on Thursday. Police were filmed attacking journalists, firing teargas canisters directly at media...
Jul 24, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor, Police Action
15-year-old student from Bishop Louis Mixed Secondary School shot on the legs by police on her way home during the #OccupyBunge demos. The girl who is said to have been coming back from school in the evening was caught in between protestors as she struggled to get...
Jul 24, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor
President William Ruto has accused the Ford Foundation, an American private foundation, of sponsoring violence during the #RejectFinanceBill2024 and the #OccupyBunge national protests. Speaking in Nakuru on Monday, Ruto claimed that the Foundation hired goons to...
Jul 24, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor
Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja on the 17th July 2024 announced a ban on protests within the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) for an unspecified period of time. This comes after weeks of youth-led anti-government demonstrations that have,...
Jul 24, 2024 | Civic Space Monitor
On the 18th of July 2024 following a petition filed by Katiba Institute challenging acting IG Douglas Karanja’s decision to ban protests within the Nairobi CBD and its environs, Justice Bahati Mwamuye in issuing the temporary order certified the matter filed by Katiba...
