A group of armed goons have reportedly infiltrated the Kenya Human Rights Commission offices ahead of a press briefing by Kenyan mothers.
In a statement on X, the Women's Collective Kenya claimed that the goons had attacked the offices to disperse the mothers who had prepared to issue the presser at 1.30pm ahead of the Saba Saba day.
"Armed goons have attacked offices of the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), where a press conference was due to be held this afternoon by Kenyan mothers on the eve of Saba Saba," the Women's Collective said.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, a source from Inuka Kenya Ni Sisi revealed that the armed goons had taken off with at least two laptops belonging to journalists, leaving those present to hide.
Currently, the fate of the presser hangs in the balance as the facilitators take shelter in nearby restaurants.
Reportedly, the goons accused the group of planning the July 7 Saba Saba Day protests.
The mothers had called the presser to demand an end to the arbitrary arrests, enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings of their children for taking to the streets.
Over the previous protests, several Kenyans have been left dead, often from being shot by anti-riot police officers dispersing them.
The height of these killings was the June 25, 2024, anti-Finance Bill protests, which culminated in at least 60 deaths and dozens more forced disappearances.
The aftermath of these deaths merely fuelled the Gen Zs, who have henceforth turned out in huge numbers for any protests, often organised online.
During the June 17 protests calling for justice for blogger-cum-teacher Albert Ojwang, who was allegedly killed in police custody, an unarmed Kenyan selling masks to the protesters was shot in the head, with the incident being caught on camera. He passed on two weeks later.
These protests had notably been infiltrated by goons who seemingly worked with the police officers to disperse crowds.
The following week, on June 25, Kenyans held another massive protest to commemorate the first anniversary of the anti-Finance Bill, leaving another carnage of at least 19 deaths and 400 injuries.
This had been the motivation behind the Kenyan mothers' plea to stop a recurrence of the atrocities as Kenyans prepare for the July 7 Saba Saba Day protests.
