The Gen Z protests across 25 Kenyan counties on June 25, 2025, significantly impacted businesses, causing economic losses due to missed opportunities and property damage.
The Kenya Private Sector Alliance estimated daily losses of Ksh.3 billion during such protests, contributing to a GDP growth decline from 5.7% to 4.7% the previous year.
Nairobi county government lost approximately Ksh.6 million in daily parking levies.
Fear from the protests reduced economic activity and raised prices for basic goods, while also deterring foreign investors due to negative international media coverage.
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Despite disruptions, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) gained Ksh.15.97 billion in investor wealth, unlike the previous year’s losses.
This even as the Central Bank of Kenya’s $10.9 billion foreign currency reserves signaled market stability.
The government faced revenue losses and infrastructure repair costs, and ordered a media blackout on live protest coverage, drawing criticism from the Kenya Editors Guild and Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
Parliament adjourned early for safety reasons.
