The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has issued a strong warning to political leaders accused of orchestrating a plan to arm civilians in a bid to disrupt peaceful protests planned for Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
In a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, 24, 2025, LSK President Faith Odhiambo expressed the organization’s concern about reports indicating that certain politicians and political operatives are coordinating a network of armed youths intended to sow chaos during the Gen Z-led demonstrations.
“This is not alarmist. There is enough information circulating in the public domain to show that this plan exists and is being rolled out on a scale that could destabilise the country,” Odhiambo cautioned.
She described the plot as unconstitutional, fascist, and dangerous to national cohesion, warning that it poses a grave threat to the country’s democratic space and human rights framework.
The Wednesday protests are meant to commemorate victims of the 2024 anti-Finance Bill demonstrations, with young Kenyans, civil society groups, and opposition leaders planning candlelight vigils and peaceful marches.
Odhiambo stated that no right-thinking citizen should tolerate or support any plan to militarise politics and attack citizens exercising their right to demonstrate.
“The Constitution of Kenya guarantees the freedom to dissent, to picket, to protest, and to petition. Kenya is not an autocracy, and no one has the authority to radicalise civilians to counter political dissent,” she said.
The LSK president called on security agencies, especially the National Security Council, to publicly distance themselves from the plan and commit to ensuring the safety of demonstrators. She urged swift investigations and the arrest of those involved before any violence occurs.
Odhiambo noted that Kenya’s national values, peace, unity, and liberty, are under threat, warning that any attempt to sabotage lawful protests could plunge the country into instability.
“We must guard the peace we’ve enjoyed under our constitutional dispensation. Let us not destroy our nation. We owe it to ourselves and to future generations to uphold justice, unity, and liberty,” she concluded.
The Law Society reaffirmed its full support for peaceful assemblies and vowed to continue holding state and non-state actors accountable in defending democratic rights.
