The young people gathered for special prayers in memory of the Gen Zs who died during the June 25, 2024, protests across the country.
In an emotional service, they are wearing white T-shirts, scarves with national flag colours and carrying portraits of the Gen Zs who died during last year’s protests.
The service is also attended by several society activists in the region amid calls for justice for the victims of not only police brutality but also extrajudicial killings.
“Silence will no longer be our language,’’ reads one of the posters carried by the attendees of the church service.
“Justice for our Mashujaa,’’ reads another portrait carried during the church service.
Tens of residents have turned up for the service as young people brace for protests across major towns in the country.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said the
government is ready to engage in conversations with families of those who died
during the anti-government protests held in June 2024.
Speaking during a breakfast meeting with FKF Premier League champions at State House on June 24, 2025, Murkomen stated that the government is open to discussions aimed at understanding how best to support the affected families.
“As a ministry, we are ready to meet the families of those who, unfortunately, lost their children as a result of these political acts. It doesn’t matter what happened; from a human perspective, we are ready to meet their families, have a conversation with them and see what else we can do to support them,” he said.
“Our doors are open, and I am sure even President William Ruto’s doors are open to meet these families. We want to ask political actors to give space for such conversations to happen,” he added.
Activists and youths are expected to hold nationwide protests on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, marking one year since the anti-Finance Bill demonstrations of June 2024.
