President William Ruto’s Senior Economic Advisor, Moses Kuria has emphasised the need for protestors and police to ensure peace is maintained during the Wednesday protests.
Kuria called on the police officers deployed to manage the protests to exercise restraint.
He acknowledged that so far, the protests that are going on in various parts of the country had begun on a good note, without any major incidents.
"I am largely happy that Gen Z demonstrations across the country are largely peaceful as it should be. I also want to commend the police for exercising restraint so far. I appeal to demonstrators to maintain peace throughout as they exercise their inalienable constitutional right to picket," Kuria said.
"Equally, I urge the police to keep up with the restraint and remember that not every teargas canister that left the station must be used in the streets. I challenge you to return all canisters to the stations unused. Our democracy is coming of age," he added.
Protests rocked several parts of the country on Wednesday as Kenyans came out in remembrance of Gen Z who were killed during the anti-Finance Bill demos on June 25, 2024.
Last year, thousands of protestors stormed Parliament in a historic act that caught security officers off guard, after Gen Z demonstrators overpowered them.
Protestors helped themselves to lunch at the MPs’ canteen and occupied the National Assembly Chambers—an incident that resulted in the deaths of several Gen Zs.
Last year, thousands of protestors stormed Parliament in a historic act that caught security officers off guard, after Gen Z demonstrators overpowered them.
Protestors helped themselves to lunch at the MPs’ canteen and occupied the National Assembly Chambers—an incident that resulted in the deaths of several Gen Zs.
