Police Break Silence Over Planned Thursday Protests
The National Police Service (NPS) has denied a notice circulating on social media indicating that the police will not allow any protests in Nairobi on Thursday.
In a post on their X account, the police clarified to the public that the statement was fiction, flagging it as fake.
The document in question was a notice in response to a notice indicating police had not issued any permits for protests, which, according to posts online, are slated to happen on Thursday, November 21, around Parliament.
Angry Kenyans have listed a number of reasons for the planned protests including continuous abductions, femicide cases, the controversial Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) rollout, looting of public funds, and poor leadership and governance as reasons for staging demos in the president’s presence.
The police however, highlighted that Parliament is a designated protected zone under national security regulations and urged Kenyans to refrain from picketing.