Exclusive Report – Kenya’s protest has been infiltrated – to justify disproportionate crackdown
Kenya | The young people protesting in Kenya is yet to pass the test of tenacity, that test began a few days ago, when suddenly, the peaceful and law abiding protest turned into arsonists and vandals – vandalizing government properties and looting shops while being filmed.
But, there is no gainsaying that the actors are aliens contracted by the government to jeopardize the movement. They are not protesters, but when we see protesters looting shops and destroying government properties, it’s hard to convince another person otherwise.
The mission is simple, to blackmail the movement and give reason to the government that is under threat to forcefully crackdown on the protestors.
The infiltration of the protest was the last card before the government when a competent court of jurisdiction ruled that the police has no right to use tear gas and live bullets against the protestors.
The ruling was a strategic move to safeguard the protestors and ensure the smooth running of the day of the movement’s agendas – to occupy the streets of Nairobi until President Ruto announces his resignation.
The objective appears impossible, something that has never happened in the East Africa. The movement is on an historic path, but making that history a reality tops the chart of the biggest challenges of the country’s citizens.
Objective of the protestors changed midway. From demanding for the scrapping of Finance Bill to surprisingly demanding the resignation of the President who promised to speak with them while announcing his scrapping of the Finance Bill law – which was about to be signed.
To desire a time with the protestors is one thing, but to create a channel for such discussion is another.
The protestors have no structure or leadership, they meet via social media, deliberate and take decisions. Speaking collectively with the protestors is almost impossible, unless the President had to make public address on social media.
When talking about speaking with these protestors, it’s all about negotiating with them to sheathe their swords – go home and watch the President take care of everything.
To be able to convince on that kind of message, President Ruto will make financial inducement – which is the tradition of African politicians.
Now the president cannot make his move, and the protest will continue – what he wants to say and do on a roundtable cannot be done on social media.
He must find a means to speak collectively to the protestors, but unfortunately, the protestors have no lead. Nobody speaks on behalf of the movement, and the movement cannot be compromised.
Tribal sentiments were pushed into the public space and media, but the protestors shunned the sentiment, marching on like they didn’t hear the complaints from the ethnic nationality of the president. After all, the country is in economic decline and everyone, including the members of the president’s ethnic nationality is affected by the situation.
The country needs change and they are collectively fighting for the future of their country – the mentality killed the tribal sentiment. And when tribal sentiment didn’t divide the movement, the presidency knew there was one card left – to forcefully crackdown on the protest, and instills fear to cause a retreat.
Scores have been killed, and there is a total neglect of a court order that banned the police and military from using dangerous tools that pose a threat to life. The court order was aimed to aid the movement, because fear of death had begun to fester.
The court doesn’t have the apparatus to enforce the law, because the order was made in a country that is without rule of law. The court order was against the enforcers, and they are not disciplined enough to enforce a court order on themselves.
The movement is now under threat because of the infiltration. Media houses have started talking about the looting and the vandalizing, and soon, it could overwhelm the protest itself and justify an intense crackdown that would force the protestors to retreat.
The media is bought, because they know about the infiltration. They are not making a balanced reporting. They are not asking the question of how suddenly the movement turned into looters movement? They are not being fair – knowing that the government is behind the looting and vandalizing.
