Nyoro: Govt must bear responsibility for lives and businesses lost during protests
By Nancy Marende, July 10, 2025Kiharu Member of Parliament (MP) Ndindi Nyoro has stated that the government must take responsibility for the businesses lost and deaths recorded during the commemoration of Saba Saba protests on July 7, 2025.
Speaking when he attended a Members Information Day at Wanjengi Coffee Factory in Wangu Ward, Kiharu Constituency, on July 10, 2025, Nyoro stated that it is the government’s responsibility to protect lives and property.
“I have been observing the speeches and the demeanour of the people in government around this issue. Whatever happened on Monday, the government must bear all the responsibility for all the businesses burnt and lives lost,” he stated.
Nyoro questioned the government on whether it had intelligence on the massive looting and destruction that happened during the protests that have led to the loss of at least 31 people in the country.
“Was there intelligence that there was mayhem to be vented upon Kenyans if there was no intelligence? I want to remind the government that taxpayers give Ksh50 billion for intelligence gathering alone. And therefore, if the government didn’t have intelligence, then they have no business calling themselves a government. If they knew, why did things get here?” he posed.
Furthermore, he questioned why the government failed to protect Kenyans and their property when they pay Ksh200 billion in taxes toward internal security.
“The government spends Ksh200 billion on internal security alone. Suppose the government cannot protect the lives and property of the people of Kenya. While we pay taxes, what is your work?” he asked.
“I have heard the governor of Kajiado confess that the people who vandalised property in Kajiado are not locals. The people of Kirinyaga, Nakuru, and Murang’a decry the same issue: the government is very responsible for either commission or omission. Stop giving Kenyans many stories.”
Police statement
The National Police Service (NPS), in a statement on Monday, July 7, 2025, said that 52 officers and 11 civilians were injured as 567 arrests were made across the country.
Likewise, 12 police vehicles, three government vehicles, and four civilian vehicles were damaged.
While commending the law-abiding Kenyans who heeded calls to maintain law and order, NPS stated that a few groups “remained determined to engage in acts of lawlessness that involved multiple criminal acts, including attacks on law enforcement officers and looting”.
The service added that all recorded incidents will be subjected to further interrogation.