NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 22 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged the International Community to consider putting sanctions against Azimio La Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga and other leaders following Monday’s protests.
This comes a day after Odinga announced that anti-government protests will now take place twice a week — on Mondays and Thursdays — as a response to what he cited as “public demand”.
In a letter addressed to diplomatic missions based in Nairobi, United Nations Agencies and international agencies, the Ministry stated that the leaders were out to distabilize the country’s peace and security.
“The protests and destruction to property are a continuation of the opposition leader Odinga’s well known modus operandi deployed since 1997 to force extra constitutional political settlements for his own self-aggrandizement,” the Ministry stated.
The Azimio leader who was accompanied by his co-principals Martha Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, Wycliffe Oparanya and Edwin Sifuna among a host of other leaders say the demonstration are meant to pressure the government to adress high cost of living and electoral reforms.
According to the Ministry the mass action and threats by Odinga to storm State House is treasonous.
“Whereas the opposition leader’s call for nationwide protests, when the new government is barely six months in office and working hard to revive the economy is insensitive, Mr Oding’a encouragement of protestors tp storm State House installations including the country’s seat of the presidency is outright callous – even treasonous,” it stated.
The Ministry assured that the National Police Service (NPS) will remain vigilant “to deter the weaponization of protests for unconstitutional purposes.”
The Ministry encouraged the diplomatic missions based in Nairobi, United Nations Agencies and international agencies to be vigilant in supporting the sanctioning of any conduct adverse to the peace and security of the country.
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