Leader of the Azimio la Umoja party Raila Odinga called for a protest to happen on Monday over the country's soaring inflation rate that hit 9.4% year-on-year in February.
NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya's police on Sunday banned the opposition from holding a protest over inflation, saying requests for the demonstrations were filed too late, but organisers vowed to go ahead with the rallies.
Odinga also claims that 2022's tight presidential election was "stolen" from him, denouncing the government of President William Ruto as "illegitimate". "I want to underline some areas such as State House where we have heard people planning to invade or visit is covered by the laws of Kenya that it is a restricted area for unauthorised persons," Bungei said."I want Kenyans to come out in large numbers and show the displeasure of what is happening in our country," he told his supporters Sunday.
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