Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has issued a 15-point assertion to all Heads of Diplomatic Missions and worldwide organizations in Kenya concerning the demonstrations and associated violence witnessed in a number of areas on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
In the assertion issued on Thursday, June 26, Mudavadi mentioned the Government of Kenya deeply regrets the lack of life and the accidents sustained by each members of the general public and legislation enforcement officers through the latest occasions.
He recommended the safety forces for his or her professionalism and restraint within the face of maximum provocation.
The PCS famous that the protests have been initially meant to commemorate lives misplaced through the 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests however devolved into widespread violence.
He recommended the efforts of law enforcement officials, stating that their actions prevented additional escalation.
Mudavadi acknowledged the expressions of assist by members of the diplomatic neighborhood for the suitable to peaceable meeting and demonstration.
However, he added that the nation “regrets that these occasions have been marred by incidents of violence, a few of which focused members of the general public, together with girls and small enterprise house owners.”
“It is clear that, at a sure level, the demonstrations have been co-opted by components pursuing ulterior, self-serving agendas, thereby undermining the legitimacy of the preliminary trigger,” Mudavadi famous.
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According to him, the best menace to a nation’s safety arises when essential establishments collapse.
He confused that respecting constitutional establishments and adhering to authorized processes are non-negotiable for preserving stability.
The Foreign CS emphasised that violence has no place within the nation and that illegal acts can’t be justified beneath the guise of protest.
“The violence witnessed, together with reported assaults on public street infrastructure, damaging essential public infrastructure beneath development akin to overpasses, stealing backed fertilizer meant to cut back the price of meals, clearly elevates the purported peaceable protests to acts of financial sabotage,” he acknowledged.
Mudavadi clarified that the rights envisaged in Articles 19 and 20 of the Constitution of Kenya usually are not absolute.
He maintained that Article 19(3) explicitly states that these rights are topic to limitations offered for within the Constitution, whereas Article 24 outlines the final rules for limiting basic rights, together with these within the Bill of Rights.
He additional famous that Article 33 grants people the liberty of expression however clearly restricts this freedom when it entails propaganda for warfare, incitement to violence, hate speech, or advocacy of hatred that quantities to ethnic incitement, vilification, or incitement to trigger hurt.
“The Constitution of Kenya ensures the suitable to assemble, reveal, and picket beneath Article 37, however this proper is explicitly restricted to peaceable and unarmed actions,” Mudavadi acknowledged.
“Organizers bear the accountability to make sure demonstrations stay peaceable. However, it stays unclear who organized these latest occasions and whether or not they fulfilled their authorized obligations.
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Mudavadi additionally identified that the liberty of the media, assured beneath Article 34, is likewise topic to authorized limitations.
He defended the choice by the Communications Authority of Kenya to halt reside broadcasts of the demonstrations, stating that it was vital to guard nationwide safety and public order.
“This motion was proportionate and justifiable aimed toward stopping additional incitement whereas balancing media pursuits with public security. The High Court later ordered the restoration of broadcasting indicators, reflecting judicial oversight,” the Prime Cabinet Secretary mentioned.
He added that, given the worldwide geopolitical challenges and ongoing safety issues within the Horn of Africa, Kenya locations paramount significance on sustaining nationwide safety and stability.
“Should the federal government be condemned for making certain safety and stability when essential establishments—akin to administrative workplaces and police stations—are being set ablaze in what are termed as peaceable demonstrations?” he posed.
This comes after international missions, in a joint assertion, cautioned in opposition to the deployment of masked law enforcement officials and goons in opposition to peaceable protestors.
