2 Kenyans Accused of Sharing Viral Post Urging Gen Zs to Storm State House Presented in Court

• Two young Kenyans are in trouble after they allegedly shared a viral post asking Gen Z to storm State House
• The two were presented before a Nairobi court on Thursday, June 26, with the police detailing their role in the protests
• According to the police, the two were part of individuals suspected to have planned the looting witnessed in Nairobi

Nairobi: Two young men accused of sharing a viral post urging Kenyans to storm State House during the June 25 Gen Z protests have been presented in court.

Youths arrested for asking Gen Z to storm State House

The two, Suleiman Wanjau Bilali and Robert Otiti Elwak, were arrested separately in Muthurwa and Kayole within Nairobi.

They appeared before a Nairobi court on Thursday, June 26, over their alleged involvement in spreading content deemed inflammatory and misleading to the public.

Sergeant Samuel Itegi, an officer attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), told the court that the posts shared by the two gained wide traction online in the lead-up to the June 25 protests.

According to the officer, the posts originated from an account identified as @daguindd on X (formerly Twitter).

"The said publication went viral on various social media platforms. The respondents are believed to be part of suspected individuals who planned to infiltrate a peaceful demonstration organised by the young people of Kenya (Gen Z) to engage in unlawful acts of stealing from shops, assault innocent citizens and promote political ideologies that undermins the security and stability of the country,” Itegi’s affidavit, seen by TUKO.co.ke, reads in part.

The DCI further claimed that the duo shared a digital timetable urging protestors to march to State House, in what authorities described as an illegal call to action.

Police argued that the content was in breach of Section 23 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, which criminalises the publication of false information.

"On the 20th day of June, 2025, the applicant received intelligence information that a timetable was circulating on various social media platforms with inflammatory and inciting messages urging members of the public to attend a protest march whose aim was to unlawfully take over and occupy State House on the 25th day of June, 2025," the officer stated in the affidavit.

Did goons exploit Gen Z protests?

Sergeant Itegi further told the court that the suspects are believed to be part of a broader scheme aimed at exploiting the Gen Z-led demonstrations to sow chaos.

He said the purported plan went beyond peaceful protest, citing incidents of looting, injuries to police officers, and multiple fatalities reported during the protests.

The suspects did not enter a plea to the charges against them as the DCI filed an application seeking to continue holding them to conduct forensic analysis on their mobile phones, review their financial transactions, and gather statements from witnesses.

“The complexity of the case and the risk of interference with ongoing investigations warrant custodial detention,” Itegi said in his affidavit.

The court allowed the request, directing that Bilali and Elwak be held at Capitol Hill Police Station for 10 days.

The case will be mentioned at a later date to assess the progress of the investigations.

How many were killed during June 25 protests?

Previously, TUKO.co.ke reported that at least eleven Kenyans were confirmed to have been killed during the protests to mark a year since the Gen Z-led anti-Finance Bill protests.

Over 400 were injured as police clashed with protesters in several parts of the country.

Properties worth millions of shillings were also looted and destroyed as goons took advantage of the protests.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

Source: TUKO.co.ke