Kenya: Teargas Fired As Gen Z Protests Turn Tense in Nairobi, Kitengela

Kenya: Teargas Fired As Gen Z Protests Turn Tense in Nairobi, Kitengela

Nairobi -- Tensions flared in Nairobi's Central Business District on Wednesday after police lobbed teargas at demonstrators along Kimathi Street near the Stanley Hotel, disrupting an otherwise peaceful commemoration of the Gen Z-led June 25 protests.

Mike Duncun: MKU Law student shot 4 times during gen z protests in Nairobi

Mount Kenya University Law student Mike Duncun was shot four times during the June 25 protests and is now fighting for his life at Kenyatta National Hospital.

Clashes at large Kenya rally to mark anniversary of antigovernment protests

Clashes have broken out at protests in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, marking a year since people stormed parliament at the peak of antigovernment demonstrations. Protesters rallying against police brutality and government corruption in Nairobi on Wednesday clashed with police, who hurled tear gas canisters and wielded batons, injuring demonstrators. Several people were treated in hospital […] The post Clashes at large Kenya rally to mark annivers…

Tyranny of Numbers: Distribution of 2,415,310 Voters in Nairobi County

Nairobi City County has a total of 2,415,310 registered voters across its 17 constituencies, according to data from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). This positions the capital as one of Kenya’s most politically influential regions, both in voter power and parliamentary representation. Starehe leads with 169,575 voters, followed closely by Embakasi South (167,953), Westlands (160,739), and Dagoretti North (157,659). Emb…

Katiba Institute sues police for barricading roads in Nairobi during protests

Kenya’s Katiba Institute has filed a constitutional petition at the High Court in Nairobi, accusing the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, and the Attorney-General, Dorcus Oduor, of violating Kenyans’ constitutional rights to peaceful assembly and movement. The petition challenges th