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State unleashes goons to beat and rob protesters, residents

Goons trying to manage protesters along Kenyatta Avenue during the demonstration demanding DIG Lagat arrest and prosecution over the murder of Albert Ojwang' in Nairobi on June 17, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

They stormed the city centre armed with knives and clubs.

The goons terrorised protesters and other Kenyans going about their business as police officers egged them on, once again exposing the depths President William Ruto’s administration will sink to stifle dissent.

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