MPs clash over motion targeting Gachagua over protests anarchy

Traders ponder the next move after their shops were looted during the Gen Z protests in Nairobi, on June 26, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

After scampering for safety on Wednesday to escape the fury of protesting youths, lawmakers on Thursday returned to Parliament and placed the blame for the unrest squarely on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

In a tense session, MPs passed a motion urging the Inspector General of Police and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to urgently and thoroughly investigate the acts of lawlessness witnessed across the country the previous day.