Teargas smoke engulf outside central police station,Nairobi after GenZ demonstrators were teargassed as they attempted to access the station.[Collins Kweyu,Standard]Police on horsebacks patrolling Nakuru City Central Business District amid planned June 25th Generation Z commomeoration. [Daniel Chege, Standard]
By 6 am, Parliament Road was closed, with heightened security surrounding the parliamentary precincts.
Police have intensified operations, erecting roadblocks and sealing off major routes leading to Parliament and the Central Business District.
Matatus and ,motorists blocked and diverted buy Administration police officers from entering the CBD from city moutary roundabout on 25 June 2025. [David Gichuru,Standard]
By 9am, protesters had begun gathering in Nairobi's CBD, chanting the names of those killed during last year's demonstrations.
Gen Z chant along Moi Avenue during the Gen Z Anniversary in Nairobi on June 25, 2025.[Boniface Okendo, Standard]The Nairobi CBD remains on lockdown as business close shop and Nairobi residents avoid coming into the city on June 25, 2025. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]
Mombasa
In Mombasa, demonstrators held prayers at the ACK Cathedral before marching through the streets.
Gen Z youth in Nyeri have poured into the streets in a spirited demonstration against poor governance, high cost of living, and what they described as systemic failure. [Amos Kiarie]
Nakuru
Peaceful demonstrations begin in Eldoret City as youths chant 'One term' and 'Ruto must go'.[Lynn Kolongei,Standard]
Kisii
A protestor displays a Standard Newspaper while demonstrating in Kisii town.[Sammy Omingo, Standard]
Kakamega
Some shops in Migori town stay shuttered after overnight break-ins that hit retail stores and M-Pesa kiosks, while a few traders cautiously reopen. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]Situation around the Kisumu CBD on June 25 2025. [Michael Mute, Standard]
Kitale
Ms Agnes Muturi, a fruit vendor in Kitale at her work of place near Municipal Market. [Osinde Obare, Standard]
So far, at least five protesters have sustained injuries during the ongoing demos in Nairobi while two rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital for treatment.
A protester injured during the Gen Zs 1st anniversary demonstration along Kenyatta the avenue, Nairobi. June 25th,2025 [Elvis Ogina, Standard]