Protests and strikes in Kenya since June 2024

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Occupy Parliament ProtestsJune 18Nairobi CBDKenyansOpposing the Finance Bill 2024.
Occupy Mombasa ProtestsJune 19MombasaKenyansOpposing the Finance Bill 2024.
Reject Finance Bill ProtestsJune 20CountrywideKenyansOpposing the Finance Bill 2024.
Kenyans protest outside venue of church service attended by President RutoJune 23NyahururuKenyansOpposing the Finance Bill 2024.
Reject Finance Bill and Occupy Parliament ProtestsJune 25CountrywideKenyansOpposing the Finance Bill 2024.-Kenyans manage to access Parliament. President Ruto declined to sign Finance Bill 2024 on June 26 after Parliament was breached.
Reject Finance Bill ProtestsJune 27CountrywideKenyansOpposing the Finance Bill 2024.
Anti-government protestsJuly 2CountrywideKenyansDissatisfaction with the government.
Medical interns' strikeJuly 8NairobiMedical internsPayment and posting of interns.
Anti-government protestsJuly 16CountrywideKenyansDissatisfaction with the government. Calls for President Ruto to resign. Protests resume after a two-week break.
Anti-government protestsJuly 23CountrywideKenyansProtesters continue to express their dissatisfaction with the government, particularly the decision by the President to reappoint some Cabinet secretaries.
Journalists' protestsJuly 24CountrywideJournalistsPolice brutality and other attacks against local and international media.
Peaceful protests to remember those killed by policeJuly 25NairobiKenyansCommemorate lives of those lost in protests
Nane Nane protestsAugust 8NairobiKenyansPush for governance and economic reforms.
Ngong Road matatu operators' protestAugust 22NairobiMatatu operatorsHarassment and excessive bribe demands by traffic police.
Teachers' strikeAugust 26CountrywideKuppet union teachersFailure by government to honour their CBA, poor pay, delayed promotions and poor working conditions
Moi University lecturers' strikeAugust 26EldoretMoi University lecturersDemanding to be paid their two months’ salary arrears; Non-remittance of more than Sh4.1 billion deductions.
University students' strikeSeptember 9CountrywideUniversity studentsCalled for the scrapping of the higher education funding model, was later cancelled.
Aviation workers' strikeSeptember 11CountrywideAviation workersProtest over proposed Adani JKIA deal