The High Court in Nairobi has denied Governor Johnson Sakaja's request to prevent media houses from linking him to violence during the June 17 Gen-Z protests. Sakaja had accused a media company and two journalists of defamation through a story portraying him as a sponsor of chaos.

• The defamation suit was filed on June 19, 2025.
• The defendants accused were a media company and two journalists, Evans Habii and Nyaboge Kiage.
• Justice Sifuna ruled that the issues would be determined at the full trial, allowing the defamation case to proceed.