Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused the government of targeting young people, saying the arrest of software developer Rose Njeri over a tool opposing the Finance Bill 2025 was an attempt to crush civic expression.
Njeri, a software developer in Nairobi, built a digital platform allowing citizens to submit objections to the proposed Finance Bill.
The site was taken offline last week, and Njeri was reportedly taken into custody by plainclothes officers.
She remains in custody at Pangani Police Station, where she is expected to be arraigned in court on Tuesday, June 4. "This government has learnt nothing from the GenZ protests," said Gachagua in a post on social media. "Rather than embrace dialogue, it is using fear and intimidation to silence those who speak up," he added on Monday, June 2.
