Azimio announces programme for Wednesday protests as it launches ‘Sufuria Movement’
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Azimio calls for a 'Sufuria Movement' starting Wednesday while maintaining anti-government protests will go on as planned
Azimio calls for a ‘Sufuria Movement’ starting Wednesday while maintaining anti-government protests will go on as planned.
The Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition has called on Kenyans to join the ‘sufuria movement’ bandwagon starting tomorrow as the tri-weekly anti-government demonstrations begin.
Martha Karua, the leader of the Narc-Kenya party, said in a speech on Tuesday at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation that the movement will represent the country’s food shortage, which has been brought on by the high cost of living.
At the same time, Azimio announced three places where their supporters will converge, for the protests beginning on Wednesday.
According to Azimio statement, the nationwide movement will commence at around mid-day and continue till late with protesters in Nairobi given three main convergence points; Joseph Kang’ethe grounds, Kamukunji grounds, and Jacaranda grounds.
Azimio called on Kenyans to turn up in large numbers and bang cooking pots and pans.
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“At mid-day tomorrow we ask Kenyans to come out of their homes and bang sufurias, pots and pans to signify lack of food. The sufuria movement kicks off tomorrow and continues until the battle is won.”
The Opposition also called on motorists to park their vehicles wherever they will be, including on highways to support Azimio.
“We call on motorists to stop wherever they are on highways and roads, hoot and flashlights in support of this movement,” they said.
In addition, Azimio called on their supporters to submit any images recorded footage capturing any form of police brutality witnessed in last week’s protests in a bid to bring them to book.
“We have instructed our lawyers to prepare and institute legal proceedings against police officers who have gone against their constitutional duty of protecting lives and properties of Kenyans during protests,” she said.
“We are appealing to all Kenyans of goodwill who have photographic or video evidence of police brutalizing citizens to share the same with us to aid the case our legal team is working on.”
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