Kenya's police are facing legal action after shutting down central Nairobi during protests marking the second anniversary of the Gen Z uprising.
Rights group Katiba Institute has filed a contempt case against Police Inspector General Douglas Kanja, accusing authorities of ignoring a court order by setting up unannounced roadblocks across the capital before Thursday's memorial march.
The protests honored victims of the 2024 anti-government demonstrations, sparked by rising living costs and corruption, which culminated in protesters storming Parliament.
The government says the roadblocks were necessary after intelligence suggested criminal groups planned to infiltrate the demonstrations, loot businesses, and attack civilians.
But rights activists argue the blockade violated freedom of movement, blocked ambulances and emergency services, and unlawfully suppressed peaceful acts of remembrance.
