Kenyan authorities have arrested and charged numerous individuals linked to the Saba Saba protests held on June 25, 2025, across various counties including Nairobi, Nyandarua, Narok, Eldoret, and Ngong Town. A total of 125 protesters arrested in Nairobi were released by a Makadara court, except for nine accused of looting who remain in custody. Several suspects, including 36 protesters and Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji, face terrorism-related charges. Mukunji was released on a KES 300,000 cash bail. Other detainees, including youth leaders James Wanjiru and Wanjiku Muhia, were freed on bail ranging from KES 5,000 to KES 100,000. The High Court in Nairobi has prohibited police from setting up road barricades without prior notice. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has defended the use of terrorism charges against protesters, citing elements of terrorism in violent demonstrations. However, the charges have been met with criticism from legal bodies such as the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) and the Democratic Alliance Party-Kenya (DAP-K), as well as opposition figures including Martha Karua, who described the charges as an abuse of the legal process by the Kenya Kwanza regime. Former Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) Chair Macharia Njeru criticized the government's approach as lawfare and highlighted political interference in police conduct during protests. The unrest has sparked a broader debate on the balance between security and the right to demonstrate in Kenya.