Editor's note: Watch the attack here and here:
At exactly 2:08 pm EAT on July 6, 2025, hired goons stormed our office—sent by the state to silence dissent.
They violently disrupted a press conference by Kenyan mothers calling for an end to arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings targeting protesters ahead of Saba Saba demonstrations.
Saba Saba has been marked annually as a symbol of resistance and civic courage in ongoing struggles.
This was a calculated escalation in the campaign of intimidation by the William Ruto regime against the KHRC—following the extraordinary illegal rendition of our staff Martin Mavenjina—and human rights defenders holding it accountable for gross human rights violations.
We will not be silenced!
The Constitution protects our right to protest and speak out. See you on the streets on Monday!