Families of young Kenyans who were killed during the June 25, 2024, protests have submitted a petition to the National Assembly, demanding urgent action and accountability for the deaths and disappearances that occurred during demonstrations against the 2024 Finance Bill.

The petition, shared by activist Boniface Mwangi, draws attention to the disturbing rise in alleged extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, urging immediate intervention from both the National Assembly and the Senate.

It references data from the 2024 Missing Voices Report, which documents at least 159 cases of such incidents, the majority of which took place between June and August 2024, when protests were at their peak.

In their appeal, the families are calling on Parliament to carry out a thorough investigation into all the killings and abductions captured in the report.

They further urge the formation of a special parliamentary committee to look into the involvement of security agencies and individuals in these cases, offer compensation to affected families, and ensure that pending cases are fast-tracked for prosecution.

The petition also calls for urgent reforms in the security sector, the implementation of recommendations made by the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC), and the establishment of an independent commission to monitor and report on the conduct of security forces in line with human rights standards.

The families reminded legislators that despite President William Ruto’s promise that extrajudicial killings would end, the country continues to witness such cases.

They cited the example of Albert Ojwang as one of the many unresolved cases of state-linked violence.

“We have made the best efforts to have these matters addressed by the relevant authorities, including the National Police Service (NPS), the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) through statements, calls to action, cases filed in court, and engagement with various government ministries, all of which have failed to give a satisfactory response,” the families stated in the petition.

They also warned that young people, particularly peaceful protesters, content creators, and online influencers, were being abducted, tortured, and in some cases executed, in what they described as a campaign to silence dissent.

As the families, civil society groups, and other stakeholders continue to push for justice, the petition has renewed public and parliamentary calls for accountability.

Their renewed demands come just days after more lives were lost during the June 25, 2025, protests held to mark the anniversary of the killings and disappearances from the previous year.