Leaked WhatsApp Chats Allege Government's Plot to Disrupt June 25 Protests
- A local media outlet has exposed an alleged plot involving top government officials and politicians to infiltrate and disrupt the June 25 Gen Z memorial protests
- The plan reportedly includes hiring goons from low-income areas, arming them with wooden clubs, and targeting women and youths
- The exposé linked senior UDA figures, City Hall operatives, and MPs to a coordinated effort to sabotage peaceful protests, reviving concerns over state-sponsored brutality
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Nancy Odindo, a TUKO.co.ke journalist, has over four years of experience covering Kenyan politics, news, and features for digital and print media.
Kenyan youths are set to take to the streets on Wednesday, June 25, to honour victims of police brutality during the 2024 anti-finance bill protests.
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The protests, marking the first anniversary of the historic demonstrations, are expected to draw nationwide attention.
However, there are rising fears that the protests may not remain peaceful as initially planned.
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An explosive exposé by KTN News Kenya has revealed an alleged plot to infiltrate the peaceful Gen Z-led protests with hired goons.
Who is planning to counter the June 25 protests?
The media house identified individuals suspected to be behind the scheme, warning of a coordinated plan to sabotage the memorial demonstrations.
According to the report, the plan is allegedly backed by high-ranking officials within the ruling party and has the support of City Hall.
The report implicates five other Members of Parliament—two from Kisii, two from Central Kenya, a female MP from the Rift Valley, and a governor—accused of coordinating specific assignments to destabilise the protests.
The media house alleges that these leaders held a secret two-hour meeting at a prominent hotel in Nairobi ahead of the chaotic June 17 protests to fine-tune their strategy to neutralise the demonstrations.
In the aftermath, hired gangs—many on motorbikes—were seen robbing, assaulting, and injuring demonstrators as police officers at the scene reportedly failed to intervene.
In the exposé, Tiaty MP William Kamket is named as one of the politicians allegedly involved in mobilising goons.
He is reportedly acting under the directives of two top power players—a State House operative and a senior UDA MP from the Rift Valley with close ties to the presidency.
In a video that went viral, Kamket declared publicly his intention to 'hire goons to defend the government' during the planned demonstrations.
As per the exposé, the plot also involves senior government officials, parastatal heads, and digital operatives tasked with deploying goons, arming them with wooden clubs, and inciting violence among peaceful protesters.
Has government deployed goons to counter June 25 protests?
According to KTN News, the weapons—uniformly made wooden clubs—were allegedly transported from a private facility in Nanyuki, said to be owned by a local politician.
Shockingly, the weapons were reportedly ferried into the city using a police vehicle.
The goons, already on standby, according to the report, are to be recruited from low-income areas including Kayole, Kibera, Kawangware, Korogocho, and Mathare.
The operation is designed to unleash chaos under the guise of crowd control and property protection.
They will also target women and seize mobile phones from protesters to prevent documentation of the chaos, the report adds.
KTN further shared leaked WhatsApp messages and internal memos that allegedly outline the anatomy of the planned counter-operations.
The report names women, including a senior member of the government's communications team, as the key coordinators of the operation.
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However, some of the women implicated in the scheme—who have been active on social media issuing warnings and threats to would-be protesters—have since distanced themselves from the allegations.
Meanwhile, as tension builds ahead of Wednesday’s protests, the public awaits the next move from authorities amid growing calls for accountability and protection of the right to peaceful assembly.
Families of killed protesters cry for justice
In other news, families of deceased protesters and those still missing broke their silence, demanding justice and accountability for their loved ones.
The grieving relatives appealed to the government and police to guarantee their safety ahead of a memorial procession.
They lamented that some of the victims were sole breadwinners, leaving their families in devastating circumstances.
The families also criticised the justice system, saying it appears selective and often favours victims from prominent backgrounds.
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