Written by Former Chief Justice David Maraga was arrested on June 8, 2026, alongside environmental activists during a peaceful protest along Lang’ata Road. They were demonstrating against a highly controversial plan to excise 76 acres of protected land inside the Nairobi National Park to construct a parking lot and infrastructure for the Sh41 billion Bomas of Kenya redevelopment.
Key Details of the Incident
The Release Standoff: Although authorities granted his release shortly after, Maraga refused to leave the station. He demanded that all eight environmental activists arrested alongside him be released unconditionally first.The Arrest: Officers in plain clothes intercepted David Maraga and bundled him into a police vehicle near the park entrance. Videos of the incident spread rapidly across social media platforms like
The Detainment: Maraga was taken to the Lang’ata Police Station. [1]
