Kenya to tighten laws on pickets as Raila Odinga calls for national protests
The Kenyan government will work on new legislation to give it more authority over picketers and demonstrators.
This comes after Raila Odinga - who lost the presidential election by a narrow margin last year - called for a spate of national demonstrations.
Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki said the government would not watch protesters turn the country upside down.
"It is not feasible for security organs to allow masses of people to roam streets and neighbourhoods of their choice, carrying stones and other offensive weapons while chanting political slogans and disrupting the daily activities of others.
"Accordingly, law enforcement agencies shall not tolerate the reported plans to repeat the violent, chaotic and economically disruptive protests that took place in Nairobi and Kisumu on 20th March 2023 whatsoever," he said. Read More..
