Over 50 pro-Azimio university student leaders arrested in a Nairobi hotel
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Azimio-affiliated university student leaders arrested while holding a press conference in a Nairobi hotel
Azimio-affiliated university student leaders arrested while holding a press conference in a Nairobi hotel.
The student leaders, affiliated to the Movement for Defense of Democracy, were arrested at Chester House where they were holding a Press conference.
They were taken to the Central Police Station in Nairobi.
Police accused the students of holding an illegal meeting to advise their followers before the Monday, March 20, demonstrations.
Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei claimed they had not been notified of the meeting.
When asked to explain if people need to notify police when holding Press conferences, Bungei said he is inquiring to establish more on the same.
Detectives were said to have stormed the hotel before the presser could get underway.
Nearly 50 student leaders were handcuffed, with some bundled into waiting vans pending being charged and arraigned on Monday, March 20.
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The students serving under the Kenya University Students Organization (KUSO) umbrella were set to give directives to other student organizations across the country.
The student leaders agitated against the arrest, noting that police officers were clearly violating their right to associate and express themselves without fear of reprisal from the government.
Central Police officers later processed the students who may spend the weekend at the station.
Azimio leader Raila Odinga Raila has called on his supporters to assemble in Nairobi on March 20 for a rally to reclaim his ‘stolen victory’.
Raila has assured business owners in the CBD that they have nothing to worry about during the demos since no one will invade their business premises.
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