In a major development following June 25, the police arrested eleven individuals in Nyahururu on Sunday, June 29, 2025, in Nyandarua County.
The arrests, conducted in the Huruma and Vatican areas of Ol’Kalou Township, were part of an intelligence-led operation that targeted suspected looters and troublemakers.
“National Police Service officers conducted a successful intelligence-led operation in the early hours of Sunday,” stated the police briefing.
The operation led to the detention of persons of interest found in possession of items believed to have been stolen during the demonstrations.
“All eleven individuals are now in police custody, awaiting processing and subsequent court arraignment. Recovered items, reportedly looted during the protests, have also been secured and catalogued as evidence,” police said.
The police issued a stern warning to the public, emphasizing that such acts of violence and theft would not be tolerated.
“The National Police Service warns members of the public and particularly young people involved in demonstrations, against engaging in acts of violence, looting, or destruction of property,” the statement read.
The arrests come in the wake of nationwide calls for accountability following the unrest that erupted on June 25.
According to police, the preliminary reports estimate that multiple businesses and private properties sustained damage during the protests. Law enforcement, now taking firm action, has pledged to use intelligence and community cooperation to identify further persons of interest.
Meanwhile, President William Ruto condemned the violence and destruction that occurred during the June 25 protests, describing them as premeditated acts of economic sabotage orchestrated by political figures who exploited the genuine aspirations of Kenya’s youth.
Speaking on Friday, June 27, 2025, during World MSME Day at KICC, Nairobi, President Ruto expressed his “deepest regrets” over the tragic loss of lives and the widespread destruction that resulted in looted businesses, razed market stalls, and ruined livelihoods.
“The biggest victims of this chaos were our hardworking traders and entrepreneurs, who woke very early this morning to find some of their businesses and hustles reduced to ashes and others with broken doors and empty stalls,” he stated.
“The livelihoods of hardworking Kenyans have been shattered by deliberate acts of lawlessness,” he charged.
While reaffirming that the right to peaceful protest is enshrined in the Constitution, the President insisted that the demonstrations had been hijacked by criminal elements with ulterior political motives.
“We respect and uphold that right. But what we witnessed was not a peaceful protest. It was calculated chaos, violence, and destruction. It was economic sabotage,” said the head of state.
