The government has launched a nationwide manhunt for individuals responsible for the destruction and vandalism of public and private property during protests in honour of victims of the June 25, 2025, anti-government protests that led to the deaths of at least sixty people.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, who led a high-level security team in assessing the extent of the damage on Thursday, June 26, 2025, condemned the acts of violence, describing the aftermath as “disturbing” and a direct attack on the rule of law.
“The scenes of the aftermath are disturbing. At the Dagoretti Police Post, criminals targeting the armoury while disguised as protesters managed to steal ammunition and police uniforms. They also reduced six cars belonging to individuals and the county government to ashes,” he said in a statement.
“We witnessed a similar situation at the Ruthimitu Chief’s Office in Dagoretti South, the Kikuyu DCC Office, the Kikuyu National Registration Bureau offices, and the Kikuyu Law Courts where public and private property worth millions of shillings was either torched, vandalised or destroyed,” he added.
The Interior CS was accompanied by top security officials, including Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo of Internal Security and National Administration, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, Director Mohamed Amin of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and Deputy Inspector General Gilbert Masengeli of the Administration Police Service.
Protests
This comes moments after the CS stated that the goons who infiltrated the protests were deliberate and politically instigated.
“We witnessed a well-orchestrated campaign of political violence; what happened was not spontaneous or random; it was deliberate, coordinated, funded, politically motivated, and premeditated,” he stated.
“The mobilised protestors, especially along Kiambu and Thika Road, were chanting, ‘It is time to take out power and occupy State House.’ The massive looting had a clear motive to cause fear and target the property of politicians and civilians allied to the government and innocent civilians,” he added.
This follows nationwide protests on June 26, 2025, that saw thousands march, waving Kenyan flags, holding placards, and carrying roses in remembrance of those killed during last year’s protests.
