The High Court will deliver judgment on December 8, 2026, in a constitutional petition filed by gospel musician and activist Reuben Kigame challenging alleged police brutality and human rights violations during the Gen Z protests.
Justice Gregory Mutai set the judgment date after parties informed the court that they had filed their written submissions, making oral highlights unnecessary.
Lawyer Steve Ogolla told the court that while they were ready to highlight their submissions, the petitioner was absent, and the matter could be determined based on the written arguments already on record. Counsel Kaumba and Mulati supported the proposal, asking the court to reserve the matter for judgment.
During the mention, Justice Mutai observed that some of the respondents had not yet filed their submissions and granted them seven days to do so before confirming December 8 as the judgment date. The court also directed that a judgment notice be issued to all parties.
In his petition, Kigame argues that the treatment of victims during the Gen Z demonstrations, which took place between June 2024 and July 2025, violated the Constitution and amounted to serious human rights abuses. He is seeking declarations that the alleged desecration of the bodies of protesters was unconstitutional and wants the court to compel the National Police Service and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to preserve and release key evidence, including CCTV footage, ballistic reports and post-mortem reports relating to the protests.
Kigame is also seeking to hold senior security officials accountable over the handling of the demonstrations, alleging that the police response resulted in widespread violations of constitutional rights.
