- County Assembly Speaker Osman Galole said the planned demonstrations might cause bloodshed in the country.
- The legislator issued water pumps to 16 villages and called on the locals to do serious farming.
Image: ALPHONCE GARI
Image: ALPHONCE GARI
Two Tana River county leaders have asked the residents to keep off Azimio protests.
Woman Representative Amina Dika and County Assembly Speaker Osman Galole said the planned demonstrations might cause bloodshed in the country.
They spoke at Mandingo during the handing over of water pumps to residents to help in small irrigation projects through the National Government Affirmative Action Funds. The Woman Rep said residents have no time for demonstrations and should use their energy to farm.
“I have brought enough water pumps. I have brought seeds and so many other things. Please I do not want to see any youth or woman demonstrating on the streets,” she said.
Dika said Tana River has lagged behind in development all through and told residents not to waste their time demonstrating.
“So as your mother, as your leader, I urge you not to demonstrate because we have no time for demonstrations here,” she said.
The legislator issued water pumps to 16 villages and called on the locals to do serious farming, adding that she also gave out tents and sewing machines to women's groups to rent and equipment for people with disability.
She also gave out kits to youths playing soccer and promised to give them shoes and balls.
The speaker said the country nearly perished in 2007 due to post-election violence and shall not accept similar violence.
Galole said elections were held last year and those who were not satisfied moved to court after which William Ruto was declared validly elected president.
“If the world wants to know who incited Kenyan into violence, they should not look far. It’s the one who is organising these demonstrations. Those charged at the ICC were innocent now you can see who the father of violence is,” he said.
He told the Azimio coalition to use Parliament to challenge the Finance Act as it cannot be rectified in the streets through demos.
Galole said any law can only be lobbied inside Parliament, adding that the price of flour cannot be lobbied in the streets by burning tyres or causing violence.
The speaker warned the Tana River leaders who were allegedly financing demonstrations that their days were numbered as the government would catch up with them.
Maalim Hassan, a religious leader from Mandingo area, called on the residents and leadership to preach peace.