Eight protesters were killed and at least 400 injured with 83 in serious condition following protests across Kenya on Wednesday, a coalition of rights groups said in a statement.
The Kenya Medical Association, Law Society of Kenya and Police Reforms Working Group, an alliance of rights organisations including Amnesty International, expressed “condolences to the families of the eight protesters who were killed today”.
“At least 400 others were treated, with 83 of them referred to specialized treatment for serious injuries. At least eight protesters have been treated for gunshot wounds. Three of the injured include police officers,” the statement said.
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A protester waving a Kenyan flag faces a line of Kenya policemen in riot gear in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. (Photo by Kabir Dhanji / AFP)A woman is surrounded by a group of Kenyan policemen in anti-riot gear in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. (Photo by Kabir Dhanji / AFP)Protesters take cover as they are enveloped in a cloud of tear gas in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)
A hospital source in Matuu, a town around 100 kilometres (65 miles) from Nairobi, earlier told AFP that two people had died from gunshot wounds there.
Kenya Power said in a statement that a security guard had been shot amid the protests at its Nairobi headquarters in unclear circumstances.
“Today’s protests saw significant numbers of protesters publicly demonstrate across 23 counties. We urge those still on the streets to exercise care to avoid further loss of life and injury,” the rights coalition said, urging police to “exercise restraint”.
Protesters are caught by the jet of a Kenyan police water cannon in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. (Photo by Kabir Dhanji / AFP)Protesters brave Kenya anti-riot police water canons in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / A protester looks back while carrying a kenyan flag on his shoulder in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. (Photo by Kabir Dhanji / AFP)Protesters carry an injured person to an ambulance in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)Protesters march as they confront Kenya police officers during clashes in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / An armed member of the Kenya security forces readies his weapon in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. (Photo by Kabir Dhanji / AFP)A woman is surrounded by a group of Kenyan policemen in anti-riot gear in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. (Photo by Kabir Dhanji / AFP)
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