The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has intensified its call for action against what it describes as a growing network of politically connected violence, with its president, Charles Kanjama, urging authorities to go beyond arresting street-level attackers and instead target those financing and directing them.

This comes as the opposition leaders continue to argue that security forces and government-linked individuals are responsible for attacks witnessed at their events, accusing authorities of failing to take action against perpetrators.

In a statement on Saturday, June 13, 2026, Kanjama said the rise in goonism involving criminal groups and politically mobilised youths required deeper investigations to expose the full chain of responsibility, including sponsors and coordinators who operate behind the scenes.

“The effective way to address the growth of goonism, whether by members of NPS or by irregular groups, is to pursue accountability for the perpetrators and particularly their sponsors, accessories and principals, with bulldog tenacity, until they are held to account,” Kanjama wrote on X.

He further indicated that the society would partner with human rights defenders and civil society groups in pushing for accountability measures aimed at ending politically driven violence.

“This Law Society of Kenya will undertake henceforth, in coordination with human rights defenders and civil society organisations. It is time we said enough to the goonism phenomenon and meant it,” the statement read.

His remarks come amid heightened political accusations over claims that some leaders are using organised gangs to disrupt rival events and intimidate opponents.

The debate gained further traction after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen directed Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to deploy a specialised unit to dismantle criminal groups allegedly linked to politicians.

Murkomen said decisive action was necessary to curb escalating insecurity linked to organised gangs allegedly used for political purposes.

“Time for talking is over. I have told the Inspector General to send a special team to come here and sweep away those gangs. They are harming people here in Trans Nzoia,” Murkomen said during a tour in Nandi County on April 12, 2026.

He also accused some political actors of deliberately engineering violence during their own rallies, only to later shift blame to state agencies.

“Politicians are the quickest ones. They sponsor goons and are quick to say that the CS and the PS must resign. How do you expect the police to provide security when you send goons to attack them with clubs?” he posed.