How public demonstrations will change if proposed new law is passed

A man holds up a stone and a teargas canister during Azimio protests in Nairobi, March 2023. [Maxwell Agwanda, Standard]

Since the colonial era, the right to protest, assemble, picket, or meet as a group advocating or expressing grievances has been contentious.

Protesting in the streets has been a significant aspect of Kenyans' fight for justice and rights, from Harry Thuku's arrest in 1922 for advocating for African rights to the fight for multiparty democracy in the 1980s and '90s.