{"id":192931,"date":"2024-06-25T06:01:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T06:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/25\/kindiki-issues-instructions-for-anti-finance-bill-2024-protests\/"},"modified":"2024-06-25T06:01:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T06:01:49","slug":"kindiki-issues-instructions-for-anti-finance-bill-2024-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/25\/kindiki-issues-instructions-for-anti-finance-bill-2024-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindiki Issues Instructions for Anti-Finance Bill 2024 Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-286041\" alt=\"\" width=\"905\" height=\"588\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kindiki.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-286041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/kindiki.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"905\" height=\"588\"  \/>Interior CS Kithure Kindiki issued directives to protesters ahead of planned #rejectfinancebill2024 demonstrations today, June 25, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking Monday evening, Kindiki affirmed that Kenyans have a Constitutional right to peacefully assemble, demonstrate, picket, and present petitions to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kindiki emphasized that while exercising the right under Article 37, protesters should not infringe upon the rights and freedoms of others.<\/p>\n<p>Those exercising the Article 37 right to assemble and picket must do so within Constitutional and legal parameters,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The CS insisted that protesters must maintain peace and refrain from carrying weapons during their assembly, picketing, and petition presentations.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that Article 37 guarantees the right to demonstrate, not to incite violence or provoke riots.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cProtesters must conduct themselves in a manner that does not disrupt public order or cause harm or inconvenience to non-participating members of the public,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kindiki outlined that protesters are required to notify the police of their intention to picket, including specifying routes and timings of their activities.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey must conclude their activities by sunset or 6:30pm, whichever is earlier, in accordance with the Public Order Act, Cap 57 of the laws of Kenya,\u201d<\/em> he specified.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, CS Kindiki cautioned that protesters must not provoke, assault, obstruct law enforcement officers, or members of the public.<\/p>\n<p>He instructed that protesters should adhere to police guidance and security measures to safeguard themselves from non-protesters and maintain orderly conduct.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey must refrain from obstructing, vandalizing, blocking, or damaging any private or public property,\u201d<\/em> he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Kindiki emphasized that protesters must comply with Kenyan laws, including the Protected Areas Act, which restricts access to critical infrastructure for national security reasons.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the police will instruct demonstrators on areas they are prohibited from accessing under the law.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThey must not access critical assets for the supply of power, water or other social amenities in a manner that is likely to interfere with the enjoyment of these amenities by members of the public,\u201d<\/em> Kindiki cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he warned protesters against disrupting non-protesters\u2019 private activities, as well as roads, railways, ports, or air transport.<\/p>\n<p>Kindiki underscored the importance of upholding the rule of law and maintaining public order regardless of the issues or grievances.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFor the avoidance of doubt, non-protesters and other members of the public who hold a contrary to that of protesters are bound by the same limitations. They must exercise their rights to disagree if at all in the same manner and circumstances,\u201d<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p>The CS assured that national security agencies will enforce the laws impartially but firmly.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNo form of lawlessness will be tolerated,\u201d<\/em> he affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Kindiki mentioned that previous protests had been exploited to vandalize property and disrupt others\u2019 activities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interior CS Kithure Kindiki issued directives to protesters ahead of planned #rejectfinancebill2024 demonstrations today, June 25, 2024. Speaking Monday evening, Kindiki affirmed that Kenyans have a Constitutional right to peacefully assemble, demonstrate, picket, and present petitions to authorities. 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