• LSK draws a chilling connection between the June 25 protests and escalating violence, highlighting the troubling weaponization of the criminal justice system against demonstrators.
  • LSK has vehemently condemned the alarming infiltration of protests by armed “goons” who have been unleashing a wave of terror through robbery, looting, and vandalism.

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has raised pressing concerns over the nation's troubling political climate, warning of its grave implications for the rule of law.

Through a statement on X on July 21, 2025, the body has demanded a renewed commitment to national reconciliation as a vital step toward restoring unity and stability in a divided Kenya.

“At a time when the country should prioritize national healing, and reconciliation, the intolerance, impunity and polarization has been fanned throughout the country by the political class," the statement read in part.

According to LSK, the status quo poses an existential threat to the relative political maturity that Kenya has developed over the past decade.

LSK draws a chilling connection between the June 25, and Saba Saba protests, highlighting the troubling weaponization of the criminal justice system against demonstrators.

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The bar association warns of a disturbing trend that threatens to undermine the peaceful essence of protests, putting authentic political dissent in jeopardy. It has emphasized that “the streets are no longer safe, and the right to demonstrate is under siege.”

In the same breath, LSK has vehemently condemned the alarming infiltration of protests by armed “goons” who have been unleashing a wave of terror through robbery, looting, and vandalism.

The organization has also revealed a disturbing awareness of the meticulous planning, funding, and legal immunity that enable these violent disruptions to hijack the essence of peaceful demonstrations.

“We strongly condemn this malicious, deliberate re-emergence of radicalized militia sponsored by the political class,” LSK stated,

Rallying national security institutions to treat perpetrators as threats to national security, LSK added, “We urge the National security organs and all investigative authorities to treat these gangs as a threat to national security, and take firm, decisive action against them and their facilitators.”

In the wake of terrorism charges against protesters and human rights defenders, LSK has urgently called on law enforcement to reject the dangerous precedent set by Chief Justice (CJ) Martha Koome’s assertion that the recent arson of the Kikuyu Law Court constitutes terrorism.

This plea highlights the critical need to protect the rights of dissenters in an increasingly volatile political landscape. 

“It is unconscionable and unlawful to extrapolate the provisions of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) to persecute protesters and human rights defenders. We strongly condemn the charging of Kenyans with terrorism for actions related squarely to demonstrations,” the bar association added.