Sparked by years of frustration over corruption, unemployment, economic inequality, and police brutality, the protests largely led by Generation Z were a constitutional expression of the right to assemble and express grievances. However, the government’s reaction turned a peaceful movement into a national tragedy marked by bloodshed, fear, and constitutional betrayal.

What started as peaceful demonstrations quickly escalated into violence after chilling orders were issued by senior government officials: “shoot to kill” and “shoot at the leg.” Such directives directly violated Article 37 of the Constitution, which guarantees every person the right to assemble, demonstrate, picket, and present petitions to public authorities peacefully and unarmed. Instead of safeguarding these rights, the state met protestors with tear gas, bullets, and death.

On June 25, at least 19 lives were lost, and by Saba Saba Day (July 7), the number had tragically risen to 31 deaths, with over 107 injuries. 

Human rights groups confirmed at least 38 deaths and more than 500 injuries, including civilians and police, with fatalities across 20 counties. Notable victims such as Boniface Kariuki, shot at close range, are stark reminders of the human cost. The perpetrators [police officers] have walked scot free, even as hundreds of Kenyans languish in custody facing extreme charges such as terrorism, murder, and malicious damage. Activists like Boniface Mwangi were arrested and accused of facilitating terrorism, a clear misuse of the law to intimidate dissent.

These State actions also violated Article 26 of the Kenyan constitution, which guarantees the right to life; Article 28, the right to dignity; Article 29, freedom and security of the person (protection from torture and cruel treatment); and Article 49, which details the rights of arrested persons. 

The deployment of heavily armed police units, unmarked Subaru vehicles, roadblocks, and city lockdowns further infringed upon Article 39, the freedom of movement, and Article 32, freedom of conscience and belief, when peaceful protestors were branded as terrorists and anarchists.

President William Ruto’s own statements encouraged the use of lethal force "mtu kama huyo apigwe risasi ya miguu aende hospitslini akienda kortini” effectively endorsing extrajudicial punishment in place of due process.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen’s direction to shoot protestors approaching police stations was not only unconstitutional but barbaric. These actions triggered condemnation from Amnesty International, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, and Law Society of Kenya, yet the government remains defiant, refusing to review or reverse these unlawful directives.

Even as bodies piled up in morgues and families struggled to claim the dead, the government’s response was not accountability but tokenism offering KSh 1.3 billion for morgue and post-mortem services. At least two officers were arrested for Kariuki’s killing, and six charged in connection to Ojwang’s death in custody, but such measures lack transparency and systemic change.

Oversight institutions remain largely ineffective and silent.

Meanwhile, youth-led resistance continues, fueled by the government's portrayal of citizens as enemies of the State. The Opposition, while condemning State violence, has started mobilizing boycotts against government-affiliated institutions. 

Kenya today stands fractured between a generation demanding dignity and a State clinging to power through fear. What should have been a turning point for reform has instead become a national wound. Kenya’s Constitution is not just ink on paper. It is the social contract between the governed and those in power. Yet, in the aftermath of these protests, it’s clear that many of those in leadership have chosen to rip that contract apart. Is this what Kenyans voted for; a government that crushes its people for demanding their rights?

It all started when a humble middleman, living with a disability, picked a motorbike in one of the picking bays to ferry him to his destination. As the ride ended, the unsuspecting passenger handed the rider a KSh 1,000 note to settle a fare of just KSh 50.

But what followed left jaws on the floor.

Instead of returning the KSh 950 balance, the rogue rider kicked his bike to life and sped off, vanishing into the bustling streets after making "early kill".

Confused and stranded, the disabled man refused to swallow the injustice. Gathering courage, he made his way back to the pickup stage, hoping someone would recognize the dishonest rider.

As fate would have it, just minutes after the aggrieved passenger arrived back at the stage, the cunning rider returned clueless that trouble was brewing.

Before he could even park, his fellow riders descended on him with a storm of questions and fury others baying for his blood. A heated exchange erupted as they demanded he return the stolen money. Tensions flared, voices rose, and a crowd began to gather.

Cornered and out of excuses, the rider finally pulled out the full Ksh 1,000 note and handed it back to the embarrassed young man. But it wasn’t over.

His colleagues, enraged by the betrayal of trust and the stain he had cast on their reputation, gave a clear and stern warning demanding that he leave the stage and not to come back.

With his head bowed in shame, the rider rode off, humiliated and exiled from the stage he once called home.

Bishop Peter Kimani says that the demonstrations were not meant for destructions but rather they were to remember fallen heros in 2024 Gen Z demonstrations.

 

Dispensaries and businesses were broken into and a lot of loses were incurred. The bishop says that this was done by people who used the peaceful demonstration to perform their evil undertakings.

Mathai supermarket was among the looted building during the demonstration. A lot of commodities were stolen and destroyed. 

The man of cloth says that the destructions were done by young people who are unemployed. He is calling upon the government to ensure that the young people are heard and funded to start their own businesses to avoid such destructions.

He further asks religious and other leaders to sit down and discuss on issues of poverty and how to curb poverty.

He concludes by asking Kenyans to not destroy what they have built because it has taken a lot of time to construct such businesses.

Mutembei made the disclosure  as he spoke in his office as it emerged that  the name of the 23-year-old suspect was  Micheal Musyoki Muthami and  that he had already acquired a national identity card. “We will  take the suspect to the High Court in Kitui. We  intend to prefer murder charges against him but all that will be guided by the Office of the Directorate of Public  Prosecutions, ODPP. If he peruses the records and prefers manslaughter we will still go by that,” said Mutembei.

The Mwingi Central sub county DCI chief said that the  murder suspect was  being held at the Mwingi police station awaiting  the conclusion of investigations before he will be arraigned at Kitui High Court next week.“We filed a miscellaneous application at  the Mwingi Law Court last week and we were allowed to hold the suspect for 14 days since last  Friday. On August 6th, after we are done with the investigations, we will take him back to Mwingi court to close the application file,” Mutembei added.

He further said that once the miscellaneous application filed at the Mwingi law court is closed, the suspect will then be taken to Kitui High Court on August 7th  where he will be formally charged.On Thursday last week, the Mwingi central  sub county police commander, Antony Maina, confirmed  the arrest of the form three student for allegedly hacking his elder brother to death with a panga. “The young man hit his elder brother with a sharp panga on the left side, making a deep cut on the neck and in the process rupturing a  blood artery. He passed on minutes later after bleeding profusely,” said the sub county police commander. Maina said that police officers visited the scene of the brutal murder in Katothya village  on Wednesday evening and collected  the  body  of the slain 25-year-old man before arresting the alleged assailant. “The body has been preserved at the Mwingi sub district hospital awaiting autopsy as investigation into the killing that was caused by a deep panga gash to the neck got underway,” he said. 

He added that the murder weapon  had not been traced  and was optimistic of finding it.Although Maina said that it was  not clear what caused  the violent disagreement between the siblings resulting in the death of one of them, the area assistant chief Joseph Mbunge said they differed after their mother’s  goat disappeared mysteriously.“The violent confrontation started when the elder of the two brothers accused the younger one of wrongly accusing him of stealing their mother's goat. In the process, he punched the younger brother resulting in a fist fight,” said Mbunge.

 The programmes devolve in enhancing healthcare service delivery, access to clean water, road connectivity, basic and vocational education, food and nutrition security, urban development, trade and investments.

 In his memoir to residents, Governor Julius Malombe, said since he resumed office in August 2022 he has overseen increase of health facilities from 306 to 311 in all the 40 wards, 3,806 patients served at the new Cancer Centre with 188 under treatment, 70 bed newborn units completed, 99 operational maternity units up from 81 to 2022 and 26 ambulances in operation up from 17.

Dr Malombe said infant mortality rate have reduced from 47 to 13 per 1,000 births, 11 laboratories and two X-ray units completed and 96 facilities stocked with anti-snake venoms.

The Governor said 347 sand dams have been done at his watch, 134 kilometer of water pipes laid and rehabilitated, 180 water tanks, 10,000 liter each distributed to various schools and public institutions, 55 boreholes drilled with 33 already equipped and 32 solar-powered irrigation clusters established in the expansive county with 247 villages.

“Some 989 programmes were implemented under the Community Level Infrastructure Development Programme (CLIDP) – a key initiative that I conceptualised during my first tenure as the pioneer Governor in 2013-2017. They are meant for equitable development, poverty alleviation and improvement of the livelihoods of the people in all wards and villages,” he said.

The county said 19 sump-wells were constructed, each producing appropriately 200,000 litres per day, 31 boreholes solarized and the Kangu Kangu water project to serve over 100,000 residents.

Malombe says these development projects are spread across the 16 priority sectors in agriculture, water, health, education, urban development, roads and construction, trade and investments, Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), cooperative societies, tourism and hospitality; women, youth and persons with disabilities, transport and bodaboda, energy, environment, climate change adaptation, forestry, natural and mineral resources, information and communications, and security sectors.

In agriculture, a total of 527,208 farmers have been trained on modern farming and livestock production technologies, climate-smart agricultural practices, agribusiness skills and value chain development to boost productivity and resilience. 

The Governor said his leadership has prioritised the provision of agricultural extension and advisory services aimed at enhancing agricultural production, productivity, and profitability. He said extension services comprise individual and group farm visits, residential and non-residential trainings, farm field days, on-farm demonstrations, and farmer field schools by agricultural extension officers.

 “The prioritisation of extension service is borne out of the realisation that governments, both national and county, cannot do farming for individual farmers. It is only individual farmers or those organised as cooperatives or business ventures who can effectively do so - whilst the government supports them with education, knowledge and capacity building on modern agriculture, including climate-smart agriculture,” he said. 

Malombe said he is committed to leave a legacy of a prosperous county with vibrant rural and urban economics whose people enjoy a high quality of life and transformative strides in advancing the development agenda as he exits office in 2027.

 “I am delighted to acknowledge that in my two years and ten months since assuming office on August 25 2022, my administration has provided the required transformative leadership in realisation of the county’s desired vision,” he said.

Malombe also reflected on strengthening collaborations with the National Government and development partners – all anchored in the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023–2027 and “The Kitui Promise” - the 16- Sector Manifesto on whose basis the people of Kitui overwhelmingly gave mandate to his administration.

He further outlined the progress in critical governance areas, including budget performance, own-source revenue collection, settlement of pending bills, promotion of staff welfare, and county legal services.

 “Further, I am passionate on the performance of the County Public Service, as well as the strides we have made in citizen participation, consultation, and engagement, as enshrined in Article 10 of the Constitution and Sections 47(3) and 92(2) of the County Governments Act,” Malombe said.

He briefly stated the challenges his government has encountered along the way, the mitigation measures being undertaken, and offered insights into kitui county's future plans.

Malombe said although they have made commendable progress in ensuring the safety of people, the efforts have encountered significant challenges.

He said the ongoing border dispute with Tana River County has delayed the construction of Katumba Police Station in Nguni ward, Mwingi Central. In addition, the recently completed Konakaliti Police Station in Mutha ward was vandalised, slowing down the collective mission of safeguarding the lives and property of residents in the bandit-prone areas.

Malombe said to address the setbacks, his administration has proactively engaged national agencies, including the Ministry of Interior and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to fix the beacons along the well-established boundaries as per the 1992 Districts and Provinces Act and the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 – to help restore calm and pursue lasting, peaceful solutions to the inter-county boundary impasse.

The stray jumbos have been around Mwingi North for four days. Locals lament that authorities have not contained them yet.

Speaking during a charged political rally held in Embu County today, DCP deputy  party leader Cleopas Malala declared that if the funds are not disbursed by August 8, the party will mobilize a national protest that could see learners from primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions marching to State House in demand of their constitutional right to education.

“The government must act. Capitation is not a luxury. It is a right. If President William Ruto’s administration cannot provide that, then we will lead the students in demanding it,” said Malala.

The rally, held to welcome back Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji following his arrest over alleged links to the Saba Saba protests, quickly turned into a platform for education rights, with several leaders slamming the Kenya Kwanza administration over what they termed as “systematic sabotage” of free education.

Malala, a former Kakamega Senator, accused the government of hiding behind budget constraints while billions are mismanaged in corruption schemes, including funding of non-existent schools.

“This is not a problem of money. It is a problem of mismanagement and theft. Children are being sent home, while ghost institutions are receiving funds,” he claimed.

His sentiments were echoed by Nyandarua Senator John Methu, who warned that the education sector is teetering on the brink of collapse due to continued budget cuts.

“The President’s advisors are misleading him. You cannot cut education and expect a productive future generation. We shall resist these cuts in Parliament, in the streets, and in every forum available to us,” Methu said.

A wave of bipartisan support followed, with leaders from across the political divide rallying against the capitation shortfall. Among them were Murang’a Senator Joe Nyutu, Kiambu Senator Karungo wa Thang’wa, Naivasha MP Jane Kihara, Kajiado North MP Onesmus Ngogoyo, Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia, and Kathiani MP Robert Mbui. They all warned that the continued underfunding of schools would have far-reaching consequences on learning outcomes and national development.

Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji, whose return to the constituency marked the rally’s main agenda, also weighed in on the matter, describing the capitation crisis as a battle for the country’s soul.

“If we abandon our children’s education, we are destroying Kenya’s future. The government must move swiftly to avert a crisis,” said Mukunji.

The capitation crisis comes against the backdrop of complaints from school heads who say they have only received a fraction of the promised funds. According to the Kenya Union of Post-Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET), only KSh 4,000 per student has been released out of the expected KSh 22,000, leaving schools struggling with food shortages, unpaid suppliers, and mounting debts.

MP Mbai is mourning the loss of his mother, the late Dorcas Kanini Mbai. Governor Malombe eulogized Dorcas Kanini Mbai as among the greatest contributors to development in Kitui County. She will continue to hold a special role in the society, he noted.

The event was also attended by several MCAs from the County Assembly of Kitui.

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Speaking during a press briefing in Nairobi, Basic Education Principal Secretary Amb. Prof. Julius Bitok revealed that not a single student selected these schools for enrollment. He acknowledged the existence of a systemic gap in the placement framework, pledging that the Ministry of Education would urgently review the process to ensure all institutions are equitably utilized. "As the selection was going on, we discovered a gap and we need to discuss," said PS Bitok, indicating that the review would be undertaken ahead of the January 2026 school intake.

In addition to the 5,000 completely overlooked schools, approximately 3,000 other institutions were chosen by fewer than 150 students each. These revelations have prompted calls for a more balanced and informed approach to student placement under the new Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) framework.

On the matter of school funding, Prof. Bitok assured stakeholders that no school would be shut down due to delays in capitation disbursement. “There is no school which will be closed because of capitation,” he said. “We are arranging with the National Treasury to clear the term two allocations.”

To streamline school data and address persistent challenges in the education sector, the ministry is banking on the Kenya Education Management Information System (KEMIS). According to PS Bitok, the digital platform will serve as a centralized source for key education metrics such as student enrollment figures, the number of operational schools, and fund disbursement status.

“KEMIS will be our one-stop shop, where issues of funds disbursement, accurate number of learners and number of learning institutions will be accessed in just a click of a button,” he stated.

The ministry now faces the urgent task of revising placement guidelines and addressing disparities in school preferences to ensure no institution is left behind in the education reform journey.

While giving a detailed report about the shooting-murder incident that happened yesterday, Kitui County Commissioner Kipchumba Ruto said that the incident was not   intercommunity conflict but one arising from illegal charcoal burners from either sides of Kitui and Tana River counties.

"These are criminals who met in the bush when dealing with charcoal burning and they disagreed", he said.

The remote Malalani location is where twenty charcoal burners were attacked by the assailants. When the shooting and killing happened, the rest fled the scene. Police visited the crime scene and recovered spent cartridges which they will analyse during their forensic investigations.

According to the report from county security boss, all the three victims of the shootings were men. Those gunned down were Kisang'au Muthui, aged 30 and Maneno Musili, 25 years while the one who is nursing gun shot wounds is Muteti Mwonga 20 years old.

Kitui County Commissioner Kipchumba Ruto further added that the attackers stole one solar panel, two mobile phones and a radio from Kitui charcoal burners."Their motive is yet to be known. Police processed the area with a view to arresting criminals", he assured residents of the volatile border he described as "remote, unsettled and very close to Tana River border".

The government has imposed a ban of Kamba and Oroma locals transporting charcoal along Mutomo-Mutha-Kitui road. Those who will be caught in the act will be arrested and be taken to courts of law to be charged, the Kitui county commissioner Kipchumba Ruto warned.

As a measure to avert retaliations, the Kitui County Commissioner told the media that a security committee has been set up with leaders from both Tana River and Kitui counties. "Zombe security committee to liases with Galole security committee and local elders from both sides to avert further clashes", said CC Ruto.

After locals notified the Kitui Central Police, the body was collected and preserved at the Kitui County Hospital mortuary, pending a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death. 

Although the body had some head injuries, they cannot be used to conclusively determine the cause of death. 

Kitui Township Senior Chief confirmed the incident and urged families who had lost loved ones to visit the Kitui mortuary to identify the body, allowing it to receive a dignified farewell. "I urge families who have lost a person to come to the Kitui mortuary and see if this body is theirs," said Mr Dominic Malombe, the Senior Chief.

As the rest of learners fled their learning institution, around 100 remained. Kyuso sub county education officer Stephen Mulandi told us that it was decided that the remaining students be sent home. All will report back on July 21st.

The local education boss said investigations into the burnt dormitories were ongoing. "Two dormitories were affected. Starehe was less affected by the burning since only six mattresses were burned."

The students are set to sit for their examinations once normalcy returns, Mr Mulandi. The cause of unrest is still under investigation but Mulandi hinted that they complained about food rationing and what he termed as examinations phobia.

The milestone project was officially commissioned by NFDK board trustees led by former Kitui Senator David Musila and education stakeholders in celebrating the initiative. Musila noted that the government, through NFDK, has put in place proper mechanisms to ensure students with disabilities access quality education just like their peers.

He urged parents not to hide children with disabilities, emphasizing that the Fund has adequate resources to support their education and integration. “Learners with disabilities should not be discriminated against. We not only focus on education but also assist other people living with disabilities across the country,” he said.

Musila revealed that in Embu County alone, over Sh13 million has been utilized to support persons with disabilities. The projects include providing assistive equipment and empowering beneficiaries through income-generating tools such as barber kits, welding machines and mobility aids.

The former Kitui Senator added that other special schools in Embu county such as St Luke School for the Deaf, ACK St Monica Special School, and Kabugu have also benefited from similar projects funded by NFDK to support inclusive learning.

Lilian Wanjiru, the headteacher of Gatuduri Primary and Junior Secondary School, lauded the Fund for the three new classroom units and the furniture supplied. “We are very thankful to the National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya for building us these classrooms. This will assist our learners in a big way,” she said.

Dr Jackson Ngari, who heads the education department in the Anglican Church within the Embu Diocese, said the new classrooms will offer a conducive environment for differently-abled learners, enabling them to study in dignity like other pupils.

The project is part of a broader NFDK effort to enhance educational infrastructure and economic empowerment for people living with disabilities across Kenya. In the Eastern region, individuals and institutions have benefited from tools and facilities that promote independence, learning, and improved standards of living.

It all began as a way for the public to exercise their constitutional right, bowing to Article 1 Clause 1 of the Kenyan constitution that states that, ‘All sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and SHALL  be exercised only in accordance to the constitution.’ Either directly (protesting and boycotts) through representatives( parliament). However, that is not what has been witnessed of late. The so-called protests have brought about a lot of pain, suffering, loss of property, and even lives. Yes, life goes on, but at what cost? 

On June 25th last year, the protest was mainly to boycott the estranged finance bill that year, which the youth, alias Gen Z, claimed was infringing their rights and taxing them unconstitutionally. 

The finance bill was declared null and void and was thrown out, but then again, earlier this year, a high-ranking government official came forward and said that the same finance bill was passed in December that year. Lucidly stating that the protests we thought had borne fruit were just that, protests. Another likely reform that the protests seemed to have borne is the reshuffles in government and the sacking of ‘incompetent’ ministers. ‘Incompetent’ because were they even qualified for the job, or did they secure the job for being allied to the president? Does that really work or does it only shift blame? 

A serving minister (Cabinet Secretary) has served in four different ministries in just one term. Are these jobs given out in terms of merit or just friendships?

Back to these protests, it seems like the Gen Z has lost sight of what exactly they were protesting for in the first place. At first, it seemed clear, but right now, I bet half of them can’t even tell you the reason they’re on the streets. They have turned a lawful act into a TikTok clout-chasing game.  For instance, the most recent protests were on the 7th of July, widely known as Sabasaba, which began in the 90s, where great multitudes took to the streets demanding free elections, and that day has been commemorated ever since. However, what was witnessed in the commemoration of the year 2025, has never transpired in the country.

Masked men in Subarus, feared to have been a certain unit of the police, terrorized the areas of Kiserian, Ngong, Kitengela, Kangemi, and Juja, shooting people in cold blood. Looking back, on 25th June, protests were also witnessed as a commemoration of the protest that happened in 2024. So one asks, why should protests have anniversaries if no positive impact has been seen as a result?

It is evident, too, that unknown people, alleged goons, have infiltrated the once peaceful protests for their own gain; looting and vandalizing assets. Property of great value has been destroyed, others have lost their lives, while others are in hospitals nursing injuries, leaving their loved ones with unexpected bills that could have been avoided. The shocking thing, the next day, the 8th, everything goes back to normal, like police weren’t dispensing bullets to citizens like they did the previous day. Life goes on as usual, children go back to school, people resume work, roadblocks are removed, but not for everyone. 

A family has to start burial arrangements for their kin, who probably wasn’t even a part of the protest but found himself at the wrong place at the wrong time. Another has to source funds to clear a hospital bill, and a business owner has had to let go of his workers since his business was destroyed by the same people he serves. Till when? Is this protest the only way the citizens can check government accountability? It could be the most effective, but it’s evident it’s not working, and the impact is largely negative. I believe it’s high time we embraced other ways of checking the government's credibility without having to cost citizens’ lives.

We all hope that some day, all the people who went to the streets will all go back home safe, uninjured, no businesses and property damaged, and actual reforms done. However, that’s all we can have for now; hope. A hope that our children will not have to live in the same fear and paranoia we have had to endure in these times. A fear that ‘Subaru boys’ can pick you out any time and your remains are found in a certain river or in a forest a month later, or worse still, news reach your family that you collided with a wall and broke your skull. 

Growing up, we proudly sang the National Anthem, ‘najivunia kuwa Mkenya.’ Lately, it has started to feel like ‘navumilia kuwa Mkenya.’

A question everyone is asking, those in power will remain in power, Gen Z and other generations to come may continue going to the street, BUT AT WHAT COST? There has to be an end point, an optimum where all teams decide this is it, find a mid-ground, and put an end to all this destruction!

"Heroism doesn’t always happen in a burst of glory. Sometimes small triumphs and large hearts change the course of history.

Sometimes a chicken can save a man’s life." Mary Roach. 

I think patriotism is like charity, it begins at home. In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. Freedom is never granted; it is won.

We must be free not because we claim freedom but because we practice it. If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. 

Liberty is the breath of life to nations. Duty, honor, country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. 

May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. Life without liberty is like a body without spirit. Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up. Freedom is the oxygen of the soul.

The Kavaini location chief Mr Timothy Muthui said no one was hurt during the incident since the former senior detective and his wife were being interrogated by the DCI sleuths in Mwingi West in connection with the Saturday night murder of a neighbour. "The occupants of the home, a man and a wife, were being held by DCI sleuths. They were therefore not around when their house was torched," said the Kavaini chief.

The arrest of the couple happened on Sunday after a woman who is their neighbor was killed and her body dumped besides the Thika-Garissa highway on Saturday night.

Chief Muthui said arsonists destroyed property worth millions of shillings and they took off soon after committing the alleged crime.

However, the chief who did not give further details of the perpetrators hinted that unknown residents could have plotted to avenge the murder of one of their own allegedly by the arrested couple.

A lifeless body of a woman was found by locals at Kavaini trading centre on Sunday leading to demonstrations over the heinous killing.

Traffic was disrupted along the busy Thika-Garissa highway with antiriot police firing teargas canisters to disperse the protesters. They also fired in the air to clear the road for normalcy to return. On their part, Kavaini residents told the press that the police took too long to collect the body of the woman killed. They were also angry that no arrests were made over the killings.

By the time of filing this report, the suspects were still being held by DCI detectives as investigations go on.

According to area MCA Ishmael Mwamisi, this is a recurring pattern where herders drive camels into the area as the dry season approaches, leading to destruction and tension among the locals."The owner of the camels, which were seized and taken to Musenge Police Station, must come forward and fully compensate the farmers for the destruction caused," Hon. Mwamisi emphasized.

Hon. Mwamisi warned that if urgent action is not taken, the ward may face food shortages and increased insecurity. He called on both the national and county governments to intervene and protect the livelihoods and safety of the residents. "We can no longer tolerate this recurring issue, which is a clear sign of disrespect toward the residents of Mutha by the herders," he stated.

One of the affected residents, Kamene, expressed her distress over the invasion, explaining that camels were released into her farm and destroyed her crops. "The situation has created fear for our safety—especially among women and children," she said.

Hon. Mwamisi urged both the national and county governments to swiftly intervene and drive the camels out of the farming areas. He warned that if no immediate action is taken, he and the residents of Mutha Ward will be left with no choice but to remove the camels themselves in order to safeguard peace and protect livelihoods in the region.

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The protesters blocked the road for three hours using stones, boulders and logs of trees interrupting traffic flow.

When police arrived, they lobbed tear gas canisters and shot in the air to disperse the gathering crowds of agitators.

Speaking to the press, the protestors said that police took too long to collect the body of the trader and they had not arrested anyone in connection with the killing. Residents said that she was killed on Saturday night and her body dumped near the road.

The protestors dispersed in the evening,  dejected that their voices were not heard by authorities.