Moment of silence in court for late blood parliament filmmaker on 2024 protests documentary

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A Nairobi court on Wednesday learned of the death of Blood Parliament filmmaker Nick Wambugu, who passed away on the morning of January 7, 2025. 

Wambugu was listed as one of the accused in the ongoing case linked to the June 2024 protests.

Through their lawyer, Ian Mutiso, the court was briefed on Wambugu’s death. “Today has been very hard for all of us after receiving the news of the passing away of Nick Wambugu in the morning,"Counsel said.

Wambugu, who was scheduled to appear in court alongside other filmmakers in connection with the Blood Parliament case, passed away earlier in the morning.

A photo of Nick Wambugu/X

The court was told that before his death, Wambugu remained keen on seeing the matter resolved, expressing a desire to get to the bottom of the case.

"I spoke to Wambugu on Monday, and he was keen to see the matter resolved and it was in his interest to get to the bottom of the matter before court,” Mutiso told the court.

 Counsel Mutiso's announcement prompted a rare and emotional pause as proceedings were briefly halted and the courtroom stood in silence in his honour.

Wambugu was a Kenyan documentary filmmaker linked to the BBC Africa Eye production Blood Parliament, which examined events surrounding the June 2024 anti–Finance Bill protests.

The documentary sparked national debate on governance, accountability and press freedom, placing him and other filmmakers at the centre of an ongoing court case.

At the time of his death, the matter was still pending before the court.

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