Supporters of the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance clash with police during a nationwide protest over the cost of living and against Kenyan President William Ruto’s government, in Nairobi, Kenya March 20, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
“Why are they trying to amend the Constitution through the backdoor?” he said, adding that there is already a penal code and the Public Order Act to deal with demonstrations.silencing the opposition “The police are to blame for past violent protests,” Ochieng says. “They attack us with tear gas and live bullets. That makes us respond,” he adds.Dismas Mokua, a Nairobi-based political risk analyst, says any changes to the law must conform to Article 37 of the Kenyan Constitution, which gives every Kenyan the right to assemble, demonstrate, and picket in a civil manner without causing casualties or destroying property.