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Nairobi [Kenya]March 26 (ANI): Kanya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga has announced that he will attend and lead the opposition on Monday despite a police ban, Kenyan newspaper The Star reported.
Speaking at the JTM church in Embakasi, Azimio leader Odinga told Police Commissioner Japheth Koome that he needed to stop intimidating him with threats of arrest.
“Kom stop your threats, I will be on the front line, come and confront me head-on, don’t send your juniors over.” Laila said.
Since last week, Odinga has launched demonstrations to force the government to address the high cost of living and to protest the August 2022 election he claims won by President William Ruto, Kenyan website Capital News reported. Stealing presidential victories in the polls.
Speaking to the media earlier, Koum warned that he would not spare any political leaders in his crackdown on protesters on Monday.
He also told Raila to confront him rather than harass his Nairobi Adamson Bungei regional commander.
Raila said he would continue protesting against President William Ruto’s government despite police banning it as illegal.
“If we don’t defend the rights and freedoms of Kenyans, we will lose our country,” he said.
The IG said on Sunday that police would not discriminate when arresting protesters on the streets.
Speaking to the media, Koum said that even his commanding officers don’t care about anyone’s social status when dealing with protesters.
“Whoever you are, I’m going to deal with you,” Kumei said.
Several businesses and properties were destroyed or looted in both cities during last Monday’s protests, which effectively shut down for much of the day, Capital News reported. (Arnie)
(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from a Syndicated News feed, the content body may not have been modified or edited by LatestLY staff)
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