Davis Ayega

Kenya

Journalist at Capital FM (Nairobi, Kenya)

Journalist @CapitalFMKenya

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Kenya: Hope and Fear Ahead of Gen Z Protest Anniversary

2 days ago | allafrica.com | Davis Ayega

Nairobi Kenya — Kenya was set to commemorate on Wednesday the first anniversary of the Gen Z-led protests that shook the nation in 2024, marked by the unprecedented storming of Parliament. In honor of those who lost their lives, a section of Kenyans have vowed to return to the streets in peaceful demonstrations across the country. While hope remains for calm, anxiety lingers over the possibility of renewed violence, looting, and confrontations witnessed in 2024.
TV stations pulled off air as CA enforces ban on Gen Z protest coverage

2 days ago | capitalfm.co.ke | Davis Ayega

NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 25 – The government has shut down major television stations for defying a directive by the Communications Authority (CA) to stop live coverage of the ongoing Gen Z protests. NTV and Citizen TV reported that their free-to-air signals were switched off on Wednesday, after CA officials forcefully accessed their broadcast infrastructure in Limuru.
Kenya: Diplomatic Tensions Rise As Kenya Marks Gen Z Protest Anniversary

2 days ago | allafrica.com | Davis Ayega

Nairobi — A diplomatic rift has emerged between Kenya and 12 Western embassies just as the country marks one year since the historic Gen Z-led protests that shook the nation in 2024.
Kenya: Teargas Fired As Gen Z Protests Turn Tense in Nairobi, Kitengela

2 days ago | allafrica.com | Davis Ayega

Nairobi — Tensions flared in Nairobi's Central Business District on Wednesday after police lobbed teargas at demonstrators along Kimathi Street near the Stanley Hotel, disrupting an otherwise peaceful commemoration of the Gen Z-led June 25 protests.
Form 3 student shot dead in Molo as Gen Z protests turn deadly

2 days ago | capitalfm.co.ke | Davis Ayega

NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 25 – The ongoing Gen Z-led demonstrations have claimed yet another life, heightening tensions across the country on the first anniversary of the 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests. The fatality was reported in Molo, Nakuru County, where a Form Three student was shot when police opened fire on demonstrators, witnesses said. Four other people were injured in the incident—two of them critically—and have been rushed to hospital.
Kenya Editors condemn govt crackdown on live protest coverage

2 days ago | capitalfm.co.ke | Davis Ayega

NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 25 – The Kenya Editors’ Guild (KEG) has condemned the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for directing TV and radio stations to halt live coverage of the Gen Z protest anniversary, terming the move illegal, unconstitutional, and a threat to press freedom. The Guild’s President Zubeidah Kananu in a statement said the CA’s directive violates Articles 33 and 34 of the Constitution, which safeguard freedom of expression and media independence.
Kenya: Injured Female CopRescued by Nairobi Gen Z Protesters

2 days ago | allafrica.com | Davis Ayega

A police officer was seriously injured in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) on Wednesday during tense confrontations between police and demonstrators marking the first anniversary of the Gen Z-led June 25, 2024, protests. The female officer, part of a contingent deployed to monitor the commemoration protests, sustained a severe head injury under unclear circumstances along Banda Satreet where chaos had broken out.
Kenya: Media Stations Ordered to Halt Live Gen Z Protest Coverage or Face Switch-Off

2 days ago | allafrica.com | Davis Ayega

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) on Wednesday ordered all media stations to stop live coverage of the Gen Z protest anniversary, warning that non-compliance could result in their broadcast signals being switched off.
Kenya: Govt Sued Over Nairobi CBD Lockdown During Gen Z Protest Anniversary

2 days ago | allafrica.com | Davis Ayega

The Katiba Institute has filed an urgent constitutional petition at the High Court challenging the government's decision to barricade roads into and within Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD), terming the move unlawful and a violation of fundamental rights.
Kenya: Ruto Flees Nairobi Protest Heat, Joins Raila in Kilifi Burial

2 days ago | allafrica.com | Davis Ayega

President William Ruto steered clear of Nairobi on Wednesday, retreating to Kilifi County as thousands of Gen Z protesters took to the streets across the country to mark the first anniversary of the historic June 25, 2024 demonstrations. While police engaged in running battles with protestors in Nairobi's CBD, Kitengela, Kisii, Nyeri and parts of Thika Road, the President was attending the funeral of the father of Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro in Dabaso.