Senator Okiya Omtatah on Wednesday joined protesters in Nairobi’s Central Business District alongside other opposition leaders including Wiper party leader Kalonzo Musyoka, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, and DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa.
The leaders were demonstrating solidarity with the youth commemorating the Gen Z protesters who died last year.
Kenyans have castigated the government over the Killings and abduction of youths across the Country.
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Defiant youth across Kenya took to the streets on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the 2024 anti-government protests that shook the country and left several people dead.
In Nairobi, security was tight as police sealed off major roads leading into the Central Business District (CBD), including Parliament Road, Harambee Avenue, and Kenyatta Avenue.
Despite government warnings and a heavy police presence, groups of young protesters gathered in various parts of the city, chanting slogans and waving placards bearing the names of victims.
Police deployed wire-mesh fences and barricades to control access to key government installations, including the State House and Parliament.
