Kenya government disappointed over UN statement on protests
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UDA Sec Gen says Kenya Kwanza government is disappointed in UN statement on protests for lack of “genuine fact"
UDA Sec Gen says Kenya Kwanza government is disappointed in UN statement on protests for lack of “genuine fact”.
Through the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Secretary-General Cleophas Malala, the Kenya Kwanza Alliance expresses disappointment with a statement made by the UN Human Rights Office about anti-government demonstrations.
Malala claims that the UN OHCHR’s statement regarding the issues of violence seen during the demonstrations was biased.
The UN’s statement, according to him, lacked a “genuine factual basis for its conclusions and was blind to the context within which the demonstrations took place.”
“…the Kenya Kwanza Coalition is disappointed that the statement by the UN OHCHR spokesperson failed to properly understand and contextualise the ongoing situation in Kenya,” he said in a written statement shared on the UDA social media pages.
Malala criticized the UN, saying that the intergovernmental organization failed to hold the Opposition responsible for the part they played, adding that the statement can be misconstrued.
“The Coalition is also disappointed that the statement fails to condemn the opposition for resorting to violence after losing at the ballot box in a free and fair election; and thereafter losing an election petition before the Supreme Court. The UN OHCHR should be wary of being (mis)used by politicians for their own purposes,” he said.
In addition, he said that Azimio was using the protests as a means to serve selfish needs as opposed to showing concern for the Kenyan people.
“The opposition has latched onto the global dissatisfaction with the high cost of living and used it as pretext to call for protests, which in truth only serve selfish personal interests. Sadly, the violent attacks against our democracy have resulted in deaths, destruction property (including police stations and government buildings) and a disruption of commerce and our way of life.” he said.
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Malala also defended the police and their conduct during the protests.
“The National Police Service and other security organs have exercised great restraint in the face of obvious provocation by well-organised and well-funded saboteurs trying to bait them into excessive responses. Our law enforcement heroes have not fallen to the bait even as several of their colleagues have lost lives and others suffered serious injuries at the hands of the opposition anarchists,” he noted.
The United Nations Human Rights Office had earlier raised concern over reports of police use of force during protests calling for inquiries into protest-related fatalities and injuries.
Alfred Mutua, the cabinet secretary for foreign and diaspora affairs, has also criticized the UNHRC, claiming that its statement was untrue and deceptive.
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