“53 deaths were recorded from Tuesday’s Anti-Finance Bill protests. 30 were from Githurai 45 night killings and 23 from the daytime demonstrations. 100 more are nursing gunshot wounds, according to the Police Reforms Working Group. PRWG is an alliance of national and grassroots organisations committed to professional and rule-of-law policing” (The Eastleigh Voice, 26.06.2024).
The protests the Finance Bill happened across the Republic yesterday. Lots of county assemblies was breached, businesses of MPs touched, and the Parliament was occupied. The MPs have now held assembly and ordered the Kenya Defence Forces to the streets to stop them from protesting. The representative has forgotten who they represent and who they are representing. As they are trying to force people of the streets and just accept the state are overtaxing them.
That’s what is happening in Kenya. The President and the High-Ranking Officials are busy violating the rights of the people. They want to silence and intimidate the ones who wants to fight for their living. The cost of living is already a heavy burden, and the new taxation is taking blood out of a stone. It is reason why millions went to the streets yesterday.
That the state took over 50 people’s lives yesterday is telling. The number of deaths shows how sinister and grim the realities are. The usage of lethal weapons and live bullet has caused this much damage. The hurt and pain, the suffering and lingering tension will be everlasting.
The actions are already made, and the regime is only making it worse. Instead of taking things to account and trying to salvage something. It is instead using more force and willing to make a warzone to stay in office. The time to reign in and try to find another way out was there; but now he chooses to go somewhere else.
President Ruto and his Kenya Kwanza have forgotten why they are there. The people shouldn’t die on the streets. People shouldn’t be killed by law enforcement. There shouldn’t be the usage of live bullets on unarmed civilians. However, that is a choice that the regime did and what Ruto wanted. This is the Kenya his proud of and what he stands for. Usage of violence, intimidation, and force to be in office. That’s who Ruto is, and he shows it.
We should weep, be sad and be worried. The republic deserves better. The people of Kenya shouldn’t live like this. The Kenyan people deserves a government serving them and listening to their pleas. Not fight on the streets and be victims of violence from it. They should be represented and have a say.
That is something Ruto doesn’t offer them, and he rather order live bullets against them. Then have a conversation and try to appease them. That’s who he is and it’s tragic. Peace.
MinBane 