Azimio leader Raila Odinga now says the coalition will take legal action against police officers who shot protesters during Friday's Saba Saba demonstrations.
In a statement on Tuesday at the SKM command centre in Karen, Raila said the police action was unconstitutional against citizens who were exercising their right to protest.
"We intend to move to court and institute prosecution against individual officers who are involved in unconstitutional and illegal actions against protesters in the course of our activities," Raila said.
On Monday, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki confirmed that six people were killed and scores injured as police who were in charge of crowd control clashed with protesters.
"Last Friday, during the mass protests, six people were killed and others injured, including security officers," Kindiki said when he commissioned Igoji Sub-County Headquarters in Meru county.
Whereas the CS had on Sunday cautioned police against interfering with unarmed protesters, Kindiki warned protesters against engaging in illegal activities during Wednesday's demonstrations.
"Freedom of association and the right to demonstrate/picket do not include the right to cause mayhem and loot property. On Wednesday, anyone threatening to make the country ungovernable through mayhem, looting, chaos, and bloodshed will be dealt with firmly and decisively, in accordance with the law."
In his statement on Tuesday, Raila said protests enjoy legal protection and Kenyans have every right to partake in them unrestricted.
"Our activities are protected by the Constitution. By resorting to civil disobedience and protests, we can’t be wrong unless the law itself is wrong. Kenyans must never be made to believe that they are wrong when they protest," he said.
He asked Kenyans who believe in his cause to show up in numbers on Wednesday at Kamkunji in Nairobi and elsewhere across the country where Azimio luminaries will be leading parallel demos.
The opposition chief asked them to document all incidents of police during the protests to support their planned legal action against those that will be found to have used excessive force.
"We therefore ask Kenyans to film, photograph and record all those police officers who shoot at or in any other way hurt protesters in the course of our activities. Such officers are acting in disregard of the Constitution and we must make them pay for their illegal activities," Raila said.
