Protester ‘Mr Speaker, sir’ charged with malicious damage of Parliament property worth Ksh41M
Protester ‘Mr Speaker, sir’ charged with malicious damage of Parliament property worth Ksh41M
Gen Z protester Ezekiel Kyama Nzyoki, popularly known as ‘Mr Speaker, sir,’ has been charged with malicious damage to Parliament property worth Ksh41,248,570.
Kyama has been arraigned before Milimani Principal Magistrate Carolyne Nyaguthii Mugo on Monday, June 29, 2026.
The Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has charged Kyama, together with others not before the court, with malicious damage to property contrary to section 339(1) of the Penal Code.
The prosecution states that the accused, with others, on June 25, 2024, during the anti-finance protests, maliciously destroyed the August House property, including kitchenware, TV screens, and the building fence, among other things.
“On June 25, 2024, at the parliament buildings, jointly with others not before court, wilfully and unlawfully damaged building works, the perimeter fence and mausoleum flagpost, furniture, ICT and TV screens, kitchenware, and other cars and electrical works valued at Ksh41,248,570, the property of the Parliamentary Service Commission,” part of the charge sheet reads.
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In another count, the accused has also been charged with accessing the precincts of parliament in contravention of section 31(1)(a) as read with section 31(2) of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act.
“On June 25, 2024, at the parliament building within Nairobi County, accessed the precincts of parliament without lawful authority and in contravention of section 5 of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, chapter 6 of the Laws of Kenya,” part of the charge sheet reads.
Appearing before Magistrate Nyaguthii, Kyama has denied all the charges, and a plea of not guilty has been entered.
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