Business owners in Nairobi’s central business district are counting massive losses following the destruction and looting of their properties during Wednesday’s demonstrations.
Several shops along Ladies Road were broken into, with windows smashed and items stolen by suspected criminals who infiltrated the protests.
Street kids help out in clearing the damages of a building along Ukwala Road, which was vandalised and burnt yesterday during the Gen Z demonstrations at Nairobi CBD on June 26, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Business owners are counting losses from the looting that
took place, as well as the fire outbreaks.
A mobile phone dealer, who spoke to the Star, noted that she lost over Sh800,000 after her shop was raided.
"I just restocked days ago. I didn't know this would happen. I don’t know where to start from," she said, visibly emotional.
Street kids help out in clearing the damages of a building along Ukwala Road, which was vandalised and burnt yesterday during the Gen Z demonstrations at Nairobi CBD on June 26, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDYDemonstrators returned to the streets of Nairobi and other counties on Wednesday with renewed calls for justice, accountability.
The demonstration unfolded as hundreds of Kenyans took to the streets in commemoration of the 2024 youth-led movement that shook the political landscape, demanding change in governance and accountability on matters such as taxation and public finance.
Shops vandalised and burnt down along Ladies Road during the Gen Z demonstrations at Nairobi CBD on June 26, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY
Electronic shops along Racecourse Road that were vandalised during the Gen Z demonstrations at Nairobi CBD on June 26, 2025./DOUGLAS OKIDDY
