Milimani Law Court has released 187 protestors including minors following Tuesday's anti-government protest in Nairobi.
The court, in a late-night case proceeding on Wednesday, granted each of the minors a personal bond of Ksh10,000.
The court further ordered that minors unable to meet the bond term be separated from the adults.
In a statement from the Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo she stated that the minors were ordered to provide details of their parents by the bond terms. She however added that most were orphaned street children.
The LSK questioned the existing bond terms that included issuing details of relatives. He argued that street children had no relatives to depend on and were unable to provide the needed details.
The adults were each given a personal bond of Ksh50,000 and were also released after providing details of their close family and relatives.
LSK President slammed police officers accusing them of frustrating detained protestors who she averred had an equal right to assemble and picket.
According to her, the detainment contravenes the constitution of Kenya 2010.
"To prevent the recent habit of police frustrating release processes even after court orders are issued, the court gave the police a deadline of 10 am by which time all relevant details of the arrested persons ought to have been recorded and their release secured." LSK Boss said.
The right to protest as entrenched in Kenya's constitution under Article 37 states that every person has the right to peacefully, and unarmed, assemble, to demonstrate, to picket, and to present petitions to public authorities.
Kenyans, especially Gen Z, had stormed the streets to stage demonstrations against the controversial Finance Bill 2024.
President William Ruto last week bowed to the pressure mounted by Kenyans and declined to sign the bill into law after nationwide protests rocked most parts of the country.
The historic protest saw youths storm Parliament to demand that MPs listen to Kenyans who had explicitly voiced their opposition to the bill.
