Nairobi news

2023 - 3 - 20

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The demonstration that welcomed the birth of Nairobi (The Standard)

When life became unbearable and the government became intolerable, the masses assembled in Kaloleni and with a single strike of a match stick lit a fire ...

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LIVE BLOG: Police Deployed at State House, Nairobi CBD Ahead of ... (Kenyans.co.ke)

Protestors gathered at Kibra, Nairobi, on Monday, March 20, in preparation for Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga's mass demonstrations. Twitter.

More police officers were sent to guard State House Gate A, B and C.Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna joins Azimio mass action protests in Nairobi on Monday, March 20, 2023.Filedead hack gun arrest GSU officers barricaded all the roads leading to State House. 8:10 am: Police officers lobbed teargas at protesters in Kibra who sought to march to Nairobi CBD. 7:25 am: There was little activities at Raila's home in Karen, Nairobi an hour into the scheduled mass action. 09:25 am: Little protest activities in Kisumu as locals go about their businesses. Keep refreshing this page for updates.12:16 pm: Police arrest former Nakuru County Assembly Speaker Joel Kairu and Nakuru ODM chairman Benard Miruka.

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Security beefed up in Nairobi CBD ahead of Azimio´s demos (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation)

A spot check by KBC has established that roadblocks have been erected in roads leading to strategic government institutions which include the Statehouse. Police ...

Gachagua assured Kenyans of their security, asking them to continue with their businesses without fear, saying the government will protect them and their property. On Saturday Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua said the Government has made sufficient plans to secure Nairobi ahead of the planned demonstrations.. Addressing the press said the demonstrations pose a threat to peace.

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LIVE BLOG: Azimio mass action protestors engage police in running ... (Pulse Live Kenya)

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has insisted on moving forward with planned mass action protests, despite being warned by the government that they are ...

In this live blog, we will bring you the latest updates, reactions, and analysis. LIVE BLOG: Azimio mass action protestors engage police in running battles in Nairobi CBD The protest are aimed at addressing issues such as corruption, electoral reforms, and economic development in Kenya.

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Opiyo Wandayi, Madzayo Arrested While Leading Protests in Nairobi (KahawaTungu)

Kilifi Senator Stewart Madzayo has been arrested.The leader of the minority in the senate was nabbed in Nairobi as he joined protesters.

[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or WhatsApp at +254708677607. Kenyans must be allowed to exercise their democratic right as per article 37 of the constitution. [@StewartMadzayo.](https://twitter.com/StewartMadzayo) Kenyans must be allowed to exercise their democratic right as per article 37 of the constitution,” tweeted Ledama. We stand with minority leader Narok Senator Ledama Olekina castigated the police for arresting his colleague saying Kenyans should be allowed to exercise their democratic right. The leader of the minority in the senate was nabbed in Nairobi as he joined protesters at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC).

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Two Azimio MPs arrested while leading protests in Nairobi (The Star, Kenya)

Senate Minority leader Stewart Madzayo arrested during Azimio protests at KICC on March 20, 2023. Image: EZEKIEL AMING'A. A ...

"We will hand over our petition to the President wherever he will be, but peacefully… They had on Monday stormed the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). • They had on Monday stormed the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).

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Adequate plans in place to contain Raila protest in Nairobi: Gachagua (Capital FM Kenya)

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 19 — Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has restated the government's commitment to protect business in Nairobi during a planned protest ...

“William Ruto and I are people who cannot be intimidated. The Mzee lost, there is nothing they can do,” he asserted. This time round it cannot work,” Gachagua said.

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Video of lady narrating horrifying ordeal in Nairobi CBD injects fear ... (Pulse Live Kenya)

In a recent TikTok video that has since gone viral, the lady narrated her experience with so much horror and fear in her voice. She recounted how she was ...

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Madzayo, Opiyo arrested while leading Azimio mass action in Nairobi (The Standard)

Police arrest Senate Minority Leader Stewart Madzayo at KICC on Monday, March 20, 2023, for leading supporters in Azimio mass protests. [Samson Wire, Standard].

He has removed subsidies put in place to cushion the people of Kenya. He is the most tribal president Kenya has ever had and you can see that from his appointments which are divisive,” said Odinga. He added that the protests would end only if the government listened to them.

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