Gatundu North MP says it’s only crooks who stormed parliament
Gatundu North Member of Parliament Njoroge Kururia has made strong claims regarding the 2024 Gen Z protests, saying those who died during the demonstrations after storming parliament were crooks.
Speaking during an interview with Kameme TV on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the MP defended the actions of the police during the protest, claiming that peaceful demonstrators were not harmed.
“It’s the crooks who stormed Parliament and forced their way inside. Those were not peaceful protesters, those were criminals. It’s only crooks who were killed,” he said.
Kururia argued that the protests had been hijacked by violent elements who took advantage of the moment to loot and cause destruction.
The MP also said no woman was among those killed on that day, despite many women taking part in the protest.
“There were no women among the dead. Yet women were all over town that day. You have to ask yourself, who were the ones throwing stones at people with guns?” he asked.
“Those who were there peacefully went home safely,” Kururia added.
He further mentioned that several shops and businesses were vandalised during the protests.
Murkomen’s sentiments
Kururia’s remarks come a day after the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said that in any civilised society across the world, those who invaded parliament would have been branded terrorists.
Speaking on Monday, June 16, 2025, Murkomen insisted that the act of invasion cannot be considered a protest.
“I am yet to see a media house that calls out all those who invaded parliament. In any civilised society in the world anyone who invaded parliament would have been called a terrorist, but here in Kenya, we are still saying peaceful protesters invaded parliament,” Murkomen stated.
“How can invasion and peaceful survive in one sentence? You have seen protests in other parts of the world people marching peacefully and making their statement and that is why part of the law that we are proposing is to create an opportunity for public order to give people the space to do protests in an environment that is peaceful,” he insisted.
June 25 tribute gains momentum
A nationwide remembrance has been planned for 25 June 2025 to honour those who lost their lives during last year’s demonstrations.
Opposition figures, including Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, have joined forces with human rights groups in calling for a mass stay-at-home protest.
They have declared the day a symbolic public holiday, urging Kenyans to boycott work as a way to pay tribute to the Gen Z protesters killed during the 2024 unrest.
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