Police Ready Themselves For June 25 Gen Z Anniversary Protests, Urge Peace

Nairobi Regional Police Commander George Seda has confirmed that security forces are fully prepared for the planned demonstrations on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. These protests will commemorate the momentous Gen Z protests that occurred last year.

Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday evening, Seda acknowledged that police had received official communication from the organizers. He reassured the public that security organs are ready to ensure everyone’s safety.

“We have the plan and we shall be there to provide enough and good security to ensure every person who is going to participate and those not going to participate will be safe, for that matter,” Seda stated. “As for June 25th, we have enhanced plans. We equally have a copy of the letter which was delivered to Central (Police Station).”

Commander Seda appealed to demonstrators to remain peaceful and avoid provoking law enforcement, citing previous instances where such actions led to violence.

“Let’s restrict ourselves to what we call peaceful demonstrations. Let’s not have demonstrations which are going to interfere with other people who may not be part of the demonstrators,” he urged. “Remember, it will be a working day and we shall be having people operating hotels, shops and other businesses. We are looking uncivilized when we start converging, and then as we continue, it turns violent and beats the logic of conducting it, which makes the situation worse.”

He also cautioned against confrontational behavior during the protests, referencing recent incidents in Nairobi CBD where civilians violently confronted officers while protesting the murder of teacher Albert Ojwang.

“When we become reactive, and you even saw last Thursday when people were provoking armed officers — we are not there to be at war with you, the public, but to provide security,” he emphasized.

The police have pledged to protect both demonstrators and non-demonstrators during the upcoming protests, which mark the one-year anniversary of the Gen Z protests on June 25, 2024.