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The weekly Maandamano ( Anti-government protests) is set to resume on Thursday. Speaking on Tuesday, May 2 while addressing the nation after protests, Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua has announced that Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition will resume their anti-government protests on Thursday.
The Azimio la Umoja principal reinstated that the protests will be based on the same petition that the opposition has against the Kenya Kwanza government.
While speaking at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation, Karua also noted that the coalition’s plans to deliver petitions during Thursday’s mass protests were curtailed by a contingent of heavy security personnel deployed in the Central Business District (CBD).
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She strongly accused the Kenya Kwanza government of disrupting their protests despite being peaceful.
At the break of dawn, police got stations in all parts of Nairobi Metropolis and city centre to prevent us from proceeding with our peaceful protests as planned. Unfortunately, because of the mayhem, we were not able to present the petitions to the four offices.
Martha Karua remarked.
Despite these developments, we are energised that Kenyans are determined to claim their country. We march on. Tomorrow we take a break to strategise and recharge. Our protests will resume on Thursday, May 4. Same meeting, same office and same people.”
Martha Karua also mentioned that the government had ordered the immediate withdrawal of security of the party leaders as well as those of other elected leaders of the Azimio team.
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Last night Azimio Leaders including Our Leader and Kalonzo Musyoka had their Security Withdrawn. This is significant because two offices are guaranteed security.”
Karua added.
The Narc-Kenya party leader also thanked their supporters for turning up for the demonstrations despite the chilly weather conditions and brutality of the police.
We take this opportunity to say thank you to the Kenyans who braved the chilly weather and brutality of police to exercise their rights and present the petitions to public authority.
She stated.
We stated that the protests would be peaceful and in strict conformity to the law.”
