The Day The Kenyan Government Unleashed Thugs On Its Innocent Citizens Along Thika Road

On March 11, 2025, Thika Road transformed from a bustling artery of commerce into a dystopian playground for goons, and the Kenyan government—ever the maestro of chaos—deserves a standing ovation for its starring role in this tragic comedy. What began as a typical Tuesday spiraled into a spectacle of daylight robbery, violence, and sheer lawlessness, with motorists and pedestrians alike left to fend off marauding thugs like extras in a low-budget apocalypse flick.

Videos of the mayhem flooded on various online platforms, showing gangs brazenly snatching phones, looting vehicles, and turning the Thika Superhighway into their buffet—all while the sun shone brightly, as if mocking the absence of order. Across various online platforms, the trend #ThikaRoad trended, not for its scenic views, but for the outrage of a nation abandoned by its so-called protectors.

Let me paint you the scene: between Allsops and Muthaiga, close enough to the General Service Unit and traffic police headquarters to hear the echoes of their morning coffee breaks, chaos reigned supreme. Gangs, with the audacity of reality TV contestants, stormed cars, smashed windows, and helped themselves to valuables as if it were a government-sanctioned clearance sale.

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Eyewitnesses, bless their traumatized souls, took to online platforms to warn others to steer clear, with one user practically begging the National Police Service for “serious backup.” Backup? Oh, how quaint. The police, it seems, were too busy perfecting their tear gas aim for the next peaceful protest to bother with this little hiccup of rampant crime.

What I witnessed on Thika Road today, is traumatizing… It shouldn’t happen to anyone else… I saw young men with spades and mipini, moving from car to car, plugging off side mirrors, and those with open doors, taking anything that someone had on them. The car ahead of me was…

— Juma G 🇰🇪 (@jumaf3) March 11, 2025

And where, pray tell, was the government in all this? Likely huddled in some plush office, drafting another memo about how “robust security measures” are keeping Kenyans safe. The irony is thicker than the traffic jam that paralyzed Thika Road as the violence unfolded. Reports trickling in—because apparently, we’re relying on citizen journalists now—linked the chaos to attendees of President Ruto’s rally, a delightful twist suggesting that the goons might’ve been on the payroll of someone with a fancy title. Police allegedly stood by, twiddling their thumbs or perhaps admiring the choreography of the looting. It’s almost poetic: a government that leaps into action to abduct Finance Bill protesters but goes conveniently blind when its own rally-goers turn rogue.

The police, those gallant knights in faded uniforms, deserve a special shoutout for their Oscar-worthy performance in “Failure to Protect: The Thika Chronicles.” When Gen Z took to the streets last year, these brave souls were out in full force—tear gas, rubber bullets, and abductions galore. But today, when innocent Kenyans were being robbed in broad daylight, the cavalry was nowhere to be found. Perhaps they were on a tea break, or maybe they mistook the screams for a new hit single. Whatever the excuse, their absence was deafening, leaving citizens to wonder if the police handbook has a chapter titled “Selective Duty: Only Show Up for Political Points.”

People from William Ruto’s meeting at Mathare are currently robbing people at Naivas… Wezi kama Raie wao… Some have entered the Smartphone Supermarket and are robbing it, some have stolen slaughtered chicken from fast foods along the road… Majambazi! pic.twitter.com/SR4Az2bzuE

— Juma G 🇰🇪 (@jumaf3) March 11, 2025

Meanwhile, the goons—those unsung heroes of government negligence—operated with the precision of a heist movie crew, minus the charm of George Clooney. Videos showed them entering vehicles like they’d been handed VIP passes, while others wielded stones and sheer bravado to assert their dominion. Who needs law and order when you’ve got a government that’s mastered the art of looking the other way? Posts on various online platforms, speculated that these weren’t just random thugs but state-sponsored agents of chaos, unleashed to remind us all who’s really in charge. And honestly, after today’s display, it’s hard to argue otherwise.

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The fallout was predictable: traffic ground to a halt, businesses shuttered in fear, and Kenyans took to social media to vent their fury. “Suddenly hakuna police, GSU, rubber bullets ama tear gas canisters to disperse them, sindio?” one online user fumed, capturing the collective rage of a nation betrayed. Another posted a video of the looting, sarcastically asking when the police would stop abducting protesters and start catching actual criminals. The sarcasm was warranted—after all, this is a government that excels at cracking down on dissent but fumbles spectacularly when it comes to protecting its people from plain old thuggery.

Let’s not mince words: this is on you, Mr. President and your merry band of enablers. The chaos on Thika Road isn’t just a failure of policing; it’s a failure of leadership, a glaring neon sign that the government’s priorities are as skewed as a funhouse mirror. While Ruto’s administration waxes poetic about economic growth and national unity, its citizens are left to dodge goons like it’s a national sport. The police, under your watch, have morphed into a reactive force—swift to suppress, slow to protect. Today’s debacle is the rotten fruit of a system that coddles cronies and leaves the rest of us to fend for ourselves.

So, what’s the plan, dear leaders? Another press conference to assure us that “investigations are underway”? A sternly worded statement about “restoring calm”? Spare us the platitudes. The goons who turned Thika into their playground need to be hauled in, not slapped on the wrist and sent back to their next gig. Accountability isn’t a suggestion—it’s a demand. Kenyans deserve to know why their safety was traded for political theater, why their tax shillings fund a police force that vanishes when it’s needed most. The government’s silence is complicity, and its inaction is a slap in the face.

As night falls on Thika Road, the debris of the day’s chaos lingers—broken glass, shattered trust, and a bitter taste of abandonment. Motorists are still advised to use alternative routes, as if detours can fix a broken system. The government might hope this fades into the news cycle, buried under the next scandal or photo op. But Kenyans aren’t so easily placated. The outrage online, the trending hashtags, the raw videos—they’re a chorus of defiance against a regime that’s lost the plot. Thika today wasn’t just a crime scene; it was a mirror held up to a government that’s failed its people spectacularly.

In the end, this isn’t just about Thika Road—it’s about a nation teetering on the edge of disillusionment. The government can keep playing its fiddle while Rome burns, but the flames are getting closer. The police can keep dodging their duty, but the people won’t forget. And those goons? They’re not the real villains here—they’re just the hired hands of a system that’s rotten to the core. So, here’s a toast to you, Kenya’s leaders: may your next rally be as peaceful as today’s chaos, and may your mirrors finally show you the mess you’ve made. #RutoMustGo, indeed.

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