Supporters of the Linda Mwananchi Movement attend a mega rally at Jacaranda Grounds in Nairobi on Sunday, September 13, 2026.

📋 Breaking It Down

Three people died in Nairobi in the aftermath of the Linda Mwananchi rally, with police saying they were victims of mob justice as families of the deceased disputed claims that their loved ones were beaten to death for allegedly stealing phones.

Records at the Nairobi Funeral Home indicate that three bodies, initially unidentified, were brought in by police following the rally which began in the city centre and ended at Jacaranda Grounds.

But the families have come out in defence of their loved ones dismissing reports circulating on social media that they were beaten to death after being caught stealing phones.

📌 What You Need to Know

A photograph of the late Joseph Omondi Shikuku, 23, who died following mob justice during the recent Nairobi tour by the Linda Mwananchi brigade, at his family home in Umoja 2, Nairobi, on September 15, 2026.

“My brother, Joseph Omondi Shikuku, has never stolen from anyone. He is a good person who was operating his small business of selling second-hand clothes and running a fast-food eatery here in Umoja 2. Whatever is being said on social media is totally wrong and we are hurt as a family,” Omondi’s sister Mercy Awino Shikuku told the Nation .

Ms Awino said the family learnt of Omondi’s death through a phone call from a family friend who informed them that he was no more.

According to Evans Okoth Ogada who accompanied Omondi to the rally, the two were caught up in a confrontation after residents mistook them for thieves who had been chased away.

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A Linda Mwananchi supporters during a rally at Jacaranda Grounds in Nairobi on September 13, 2026.

📰 Source: Nation Africa