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Your guns won't silence our voices, opposition and protesters tell Ruto

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka flanked by Kitui Senator Enock Wambua,DAP-K Party leader Eugene Wamalwa , Lawyer Njiru Ndegwa lead relatives' victims in laying wreath along Parliament road, Nairobi  ahead of the Gen Zs 1st anniversary demonstration  . June 25th,2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

One year ago, the sound of gunfire echoed across Kenya as desperate parents mourned sons and daughters killed by police during protests. Chants of “Ruto must go” and “One term” unified angry Kenyans demanding an end to government excesses.

And as the youth poured onto roads, streets and highways yesterday to demand justice for the 60 young people killed last year, they accused President William Ruto of mismanagement, corruption, failure to address the soaring cost of living, unfulfilled promises, and police brutality.

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