The Motorists Association of Kenya has issued five demands to the government ahead of the planned Saba Saba protests scheduled for Monday, July 7.
In a statement released on Saturday, July 5, the association asserted that protests were not a favour from the government, but a Constitutional right enshrined in Article 37 of the Constitution of Kenya. "It is therefore the duty of the government, through the National Police Service, to facilitate these rights, not to frustrate, endanger, or criminalize them," the association stated.
Consequently, the association demanded that on Saba Saba and in all future protests, the police must provide safe passage for peaceful protesters and ensure they are shielded from hired goons and criminals.
Motorists along the busy Thika Super Highway at Survey Area, November 12, 2019.
