Prominent Kenyan opposition leaders, including former Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka, former Justice Minister Martha Karua, Siaya Gov. James Orengo, former Cabinet Secretary for Defense Eugene Wamalwa and others, joined a march to Parliament alongside protesters and victims' families, where they led a symbolic procession and called for justice and accountability for those killed in the June 2024 protests, according to The Washington Post on June 25. Kenyan police sealed major roads into central Nairobi and deployed heavy security, including roadblocks, tear gas units and water cannons, ahead of the protests, with early clashes reported in areas such as Githurai, while central Nairobi remained largely deserted with businesses and schools closed and smaller demonstrations observed in cities such as Mombasa.

The protests were organized largely through social media and are focused on demands for justice for more than 80 people killed and others injured during the 2024 unrest and its anniversary demonstrations in 2025. The demonstrations come amid ongoing political tension, public anger over alleged police abuses during the 2024 protests and wider dissatisfaction with the government ahead of the 2027 elections, even as the Ruto administration maintains it has taken steps to address these issues, such as by creating compensation funds for victims of protest-related abuses.