Two years on, Kenyan families still seek justice after Gen Z protests
Key takeaways
- Families of those killed and missing say investigations have stalled as accountability remains out of reach.
- The Human Rights Watch World Report 2026 said 26 people linked to the 2024 anti-finance bill protests and 15 linked to 2025 demonstrations remain missing.
- On Tuesday, families of those killed, alongside civil society groups and members of the public, held a memorial march in Nairobi to mark the anniversary and call for accountability and police reform.
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Families of those killed and missing say investigations have stalled as accountability remains out of reach.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Denzel Omondi was taken by police from a house he shared with his cousins and was later found dead [Wandera Vivianne/Al Jazeera]By Vivianne Wandera Published On 25 Jun 202625 Jun 2026Nairobi, Kenya – June 25, 2024 is a date many families in Kenya now mark in silence. What began as youth-led protests against the Finance Bill escalated into nationwide demonstrations, with protesters entering Parliament grounds during the unrest. In the violence that followed, people were killed and others went missing, according to rights groups and official tallies. Two years later, some families say they are still searching for answers.
The Human Rights Watch World Report 2026 said 26 people linked to the 2024 anti-finance bill protests and 15 linked to 2025 demonstrations remain missing.