VIONGOZI WA UPINZANI WAKAMATWA, RAIA APIGWA RISASI
Seneta wa Kilifi, Stewart Madzayo pamoja na Wabunge Amina Mnyazi na Ken Chonga, wanaripotiwa kushikiliwa na Polisi kwa kushiriki maandamano ya kuipinga Serikali katika Mji Mkuu, Nairobi
Hadi hivi sasa Raia kadhaa wanaripotiwa kushikiliwa huku mmoja akiripotiwa kupigwa risasi na Polisi, karibu na eneo la Kibera, ambapo amewahishwa Hospitali
Kenya: Polisi wakataa maandamano ya wafuasi wa Odinga
Wakati Kiongozi wa Azimio la Umoja, Raila Odinga akiitisha maandamano makubwa leo Machi 20, 2023 kwa kile alichodai kuna mfumuko mkubwa wa bei na gharama za maisha kupanda, Jeshi la Polisi limezuia maandamano likisema maombi yamechelewa.
Pamoja na tamko hilo la Polisi, waandamanaji wamedai kuwa kila kitu kitaendelea na wanatarajiwa kuingia mtaani kuandamana kama walivyopanga.
Aidha, katika madai yake mengine kuelekea maandamano hayo, Odinga anadai aliibiwa kura katika uchaguzi wa Urais uliomuingiza madarakani Rais William Ruto Mwaka 2022
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Kenya police ban cost-of-living protest by opposition
Kenya's police on Sunday banned the opposition from holding a protest over inflation, saying requests for the demonstrations were filed too late, but organisers vowed to go ahead with the rallies.
Raila Odinga, leader of the Azimio la Umoja party, had called for Monday's demonstration in Nairobi over soaring inflation, which in February reached 9.2 percent year-on-year in the East African nation.
Odinga also claims that last year's tight presidential election was "stolen" from him, denouncing the government of President William Ruto as "illegitimate".
Nairobi police chief Adamson Bungei said on Sunday that police received requests to hold two demonstrations only late on Saturday and early on Sunday, when normally three days' notice is required for public rallies.
"For public safety, neither has been granted," he said at a press conference in the capital.
Organisers had planned to march near the State House, the presidential palace.
"I want to underline some areas such as State House where we have heard people planning to invade or visit is covered by the laws of Kenya that it is a restricted area for unauthorised persons," Bungei said.
But Odinga vowed that the gathering would go ahead.
"I want Kenyans to come out in large numbers and show the displeasure of what is happening in our country," he told his supporters Sunday.
Ruto for his part warned that "you are not going to threaten us with ultimatums and chaos and impunity."
"We will not allow that," he said, calling on Odinga to act in a "legal and constitutional manner."
According to official results from the August presidential vote, Odinga lost to Ruto by around 233,000 votes, one of the closest margins in the country's history.
Odinga, who was running for the fifth time to lead the country, rejected the results, calling them fraudulent.
The Supreme Court has dismissed his appeals, with its judges giving a unanimous judgement in favour of Ruto, finding there was no evidence for Odinga's accusations.
Source: The Independent
KENYA: POLISI WAFUNGA NJIA YA KWENDA IKULU
Askari Polisi wamefunga njia ambayo inaelekea Ikulu Jijini #Nairobi kutokana na sintofahamu kuhusu #maandamano na tayari kumeripotiwa purukushani kati ya waandamanaji na Polisi.
Kutokana na tishio la maandamano, biashara nyingi zimefungwa maeneo mengi huku baadhi ya waandamanaji wakikamatwa.
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Police presence at Jeevanjee Gardens, no civilians allowed inside the usually busy garden.
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Aliyekuwa Spika wa Bunge la Kaunti ya Nakuru, Joel Kairu na Mwenyekiti wa Chama cha ODM Nakuru, Bernard Miruka ni miongoni mwa watu waliokamatwa kutokana na kushiriki katika Maandamano ya kuipinga Serikali wakidai gharama za maisha zimepanda.
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DP Gachagua appeals to Raila to call off 'Maandamano' demos
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged Azimio leader Raila Odinga to call off protests, saying that the mayhem is bad for the economy and that Kenyans need to go back to work.
Mr. Gachagua said the protests were not good for business and economy.
"I am urging the Azimio leadership to call off the mayhem and chaos so that Kenyans can go back to work," the deputy president said in Mombasa where he oversaw the flagship food donation from Ukraine.
He added that President William Ruto's administration will do whatever it takes to protect lives and property, adding that so far, no lives have been lost in the Monday protest.
"In the meantime, Kenyans should ignore being incited into violence and destruction of properties. As it is, a number of businesspeople did not open shops due to fear of looters threatening businesses. So far, the country has lost billion today from these protests across the country," he said.
Source: Nation.africa
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KENYA: MSAFARA WA ODINGA WAPIGWA MABOMU YA MACHOZI
Kiongozi wa Azimio, #RailaOdinga na wafuasi wake wameshambuliwa na askari wakati wakitoka Hoteli ya Serena, hali iliyosababisha msafara kusimama kwa muda
Odinga alitoka hotelini Saa 8:40 Mchana akiwa na viongozi wenzake wa upinzani wakiwemo Martha Karua, Eugene Wamalwa, Kalonzo Musyoka, George Wajackoyah.
RAILA ODINGA: MAANDAMANO YANAENDELEA KILA JUMATATU, VITA IMEANZA
Kiongozi huyo wa Azimio, #RailaOdinga akiwahutubia waandamanaji kwenye msafara wake alipojiunga nao eneo la Eastleigh Jijini Nairobi amesema “Kila Jumatatu kutakuwa na mgomo, kutakuwa na maandamano, vita imeanza, haitaisha mpaka Wakenya wapate haki yao."
Amengeza kuwa “Wakenya wameonyesha punda imechoka, ingawaje wameleta askari, lakini Wakenya wapo imara kuliko askari."