The demonstrations, held on June 25, 2025, were intended to honour the lives of young Kenyans who were killed during last year’s anti-tax protests in 2024.
However, Nyamu expressed disappointment at the way the day unfolded, describing the scenes as chaotic and unnecessarily violent.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Nyamu said she had anticipated a peaceful commemoration marked by dignity and reflection.
Instead, she said, what should have been a respectful tribute to the fallen degenerated into fear, threats, and destruction.
“What happened yesterday wasn’t right. I expected a day to honour the victims of last year’s protests, but it turned into chaos and intimidation,” Nyamu lamented in her post.
She questioned the purpose of this year’s demonstrations, noting that while last year’s protests were driven by a clear and passionate cause, this year’s felt directionless and poorly thought out.
She suggested the youth may have been acting under the influence of unseen forces.
“Did you even have a plan? It felt like many were protesting for the first time, without a clear goal. Was that intentional, or was someone else pulling the strings?” she posed.
Nyamu also raised concerns over property damage reported during the protests, claiming that businesses run by members of the Kikuyu community were particularly targeted.
She called on community leaders—especially those who often claim to represent the Kikuyu people—to speak up and condemn the destruction.
“Many of the businesses that suffered belong to hardworking Kikuyus. Where is the so-called spokesperson for the community now?” she asked.
In a pointed remark, the senator cautioned young protesters against aligning themselves with political leaders who, in her view, have nothing left to lose and are willing to drag the country into chaos for personal gain.
Drawing from a personal experience, Nyamu likened such leaders to an ex who once told her, “If I can’t have you, no one else will.”
“There are leaders today whose ambition has turned toxic.
They have lost everything, including their conscience. If they can’t lead
Kenya, they’d rather see the country burn. May the devil be defeated!” she
added.
While Nyamu criticised the conduct of the demonstrations, thousands of young Kenyans had taken to the streets in cities like Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret, Nakuru, and Kisii with a clear call for justice.
The protesters sought answers for those who were killed or disappeared during last year’s unrest and demanded reforms in governance, police accountability, and transparency in leadership.
