The Calls for calm and dialogue in Kenya have been procreated recently both within and outside the country. The call by African Union (AU) is lots notable in the wake of fresh protests marred by violence and looting in the. Country.
The report from local media indicates that the police fired tear gas to disperse opposition demonstrators in Nairobi and in the western town of Kisumu where one person was killed.
In the country’s capital Nairobi, police also used a water cannon against opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy as it drove through a busy area of the city, leading to crowd movements.
The protests commenced on March 20th after a call by opposition leader Raila Odinga for by-weekly protests. Odinga accuses President William Ruto of being unable to control the soaring cost of living.
On Tuesday, the AU Commission leader, Moussa Faki Mahamat, expressed his “deep concern about the violence during the demonstrations in Kenya”.