After 90 days, the task force will have served its purpose and report directly to the President.
While addressing the nation from the State House, he sympathised with those who got injured and are recovering, and he further expressed his condolences to all who lost their lives.
Among the suspects are 18 children, including a 15-year-old student attending a school along Temple Road in downtown Nairobi.
The ever-changing course of the protests, including the adoption of social media tools to lobby and organise tactics, has troubled the police and other security agencies, who have often been caught flat-footed.
Founded as a response to the #RejectFinanceBill protests that swept the nation over the past two weeks, Medics for Kenya has been instrumental in providing free healthcare to individuals injured during the demonstrations.
The court also directed that the police stop using bullets and other draconian measures to quell demonstrations, which entered their second week on Thursday, June 27.
Supermarkets along Tom Mboya, Moi Avenue, and Ronald Ngala were closed, some temporarily out of service since last Thursday's demonstrations.
The protests were planned despite President William Ruto conceding to pressure by the Gen Zs to withdraw the Finance Bill 2024 and outlining austerity measures.
Koome noted that those who were injured and lost their lives were mainly young people whose lives were cut short before they could realise their full potential and dreams.
ODPP said that despite the 2010 Constitution of Kenya protecting the right of every person to assemble, demonstrate, picket, and present petitions to public authorities, this right is not absolute and may be limited to protecting lives and property.
The call to action comes despite President William Ruto's willingness to engage in dialogue with the youth on X.
The proposed taxes would have been mostly felt by poor and working-class people, as they would have affected everything that matters to them.
A poster shared online indicates that the protests will continue in the coming week, with participants called to occupy major roads across the country and stage sit-ins on Tuesday and Thursday.
Yusuf Hassan, Member of Parliament for Kamukunji, who attended Ibrahim's burial, condemned the killing and highlighted that protests are a constitutional right.
"Articles 221 and 222 of the Constitution require that the Appropriations Bill be assented to by June 30 every year to guarantee the continuity of government operations," Ruto explained.
The court also directed that the police stop using bullets and other draconian measures to quell demonstrations.
They include the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), the Foreign Press Association Africa (FPAA), the United Nations, and a group of 13 embassies.
Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga reveals what senior government officials are seeking to establish amid intense protests against the Finance Bill, 2024.
Gen Zs have demonstrated a remarkable display of protest, particularly through the #OccupyParliament and #RejectFinanceBill campaigns, pressuring leaders, including President William Ruto, to reject the proposals.
