Omtatah Reveals Why He Stopped Thousands From Marching To State House
Omtatah on Thursday, June 26, revealed that he deliberately joined the protesters to attract attention to stop the march.
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has revealed that he had to take it upon himself to stop Kenyans from marching en masse to State House during the June 25 protests in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD).
Speaking in an interview on NTV's Fixing The Nation, Omtatah on Thursday, June 26, revealed that he deliberately joined the protesters to attract attention to stop the march.
Explaining the reason for this, the legislator revealed that he feared that there would be mass bloodshed owing to security forces using every means necessary, including deadly force, to stop protesters from breaching the perimeter walls of the highest house on the land.
Kenyans protesting near State House Girls High School on June 25, 2025. /VIRAL TEA KE
“There was a very big pressure for people to march to the State House, and one of the reasons I was sitting down and attracting the crowd was to stop that march because I knew people were going to be killed. I didn’t want another life lost when we were just commemorating the death of other people,” Omtatah said.
His comments follow mass demonstrations held on Wednesday, as Kenyans marked the first anniversary of the deadly 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests.
Protests broke out in major towns across the country, but the day turned tragic after security forces killed more than 10 people. In Nairobi, demonstrators tried to march toward the State House but were stopped by police near State House Girls High School.
The day before the protests, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja warned protesters to avoid restricted zones, urging Kenyans to respect restricted and protected areas, adding that unauthorised access will not be tolerated.
Meanwhile, Omtatah emphasised that Kenyans should steer clear of an uprising and instead express their frustrations through the ballot during the 2027 elections.
He warned that uprisings often lead to disorder, creating opportunities for organised groups to exploit the situation and seize control of the government.
“You can see where Sudan is, because Sudan was not able to harness the anger of the people and to guide it away from being an uprising to being a revolution,” he stated.
The Busia Senator encouraged Kenyans to sign up as voters and get ready to elect a new government in the 2027 elections.
“People must be registered as voters, and once they are registered, we must prepare to go to elections and monitor all polling stations,” Omtatah added.
