Government has failed Kenyans - Kalonzo says on protests

Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has weighed in on the ongoing protests in Nairobi Central Business District.

Kalonzo placed the blame on security agencies, saying they have failed in their duties.

This follows a wave of protests that was infiltrated by goons, causing chaos with people getting mugged in broad daylight.

Kenyans came out to demonstrate, demanding justice for Albert Ojwang, the teacher and social media influencer who died in police custody on June 7.

In a statement on X, Kalonzo condemned alleged goons who infiltrated peaceful protests, terrorising Kenyans.

“We are witnessing a clear dereliction of duty on the part of the National Police Service, the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA), and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP),” he said.

“The Kenya Kwanza regime has failed Kenyans. Goons on motorbikes attempted to disrupt peaceful demonstrations by terrorising innocent children and people expressing their fundamental rights to demonstrate and picket, as provided under Article 37 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.”

On Tuesday, alleged goons infiltrated the ongoing protests in Nairobi CBD and engaged in mugging pedestrians..

With police and city askaris concentrated in uptown streets west of Moi Avenue near Parliament and other critical installations, the goons are having a field day in backstreets like Luthuli Avenue, Latema Road and River Road, sending pedestrians on a fleeting spree.

Shops remained closed as business owners stood outside to guard their property and keep looters at bay.

The protest turned chaotic, with lurid scenes of people gasping, blinded by tear gas, and stumbling through the smoke.

Traffic in and out of the CBD is constrained, with protesters blocking sections of main transport roads like Thika Road and Uhuru Highway.

Dozens of young men armed with rungus stormed Nairobi’s CBD, engaging protesters in running battles.

The armed group arrived in the CBD shortly after midday and began chasing away protesters who had gathered earlier in the morning.

In a live video, the rungu-wielding men were seen beating protesters and forcing them to retreat from the CBD.

“We don’t want this nonsense,” one of the attackers shouted at the camera as he and others descended on the protesters.