Azimio supporters in London to stage demo

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One of the organizers, Ali Ali said Azimio supporters in London do not recognize the electoral victory of President William Ruto. He said so many irregularities have since been unearthed further de-legitimizing Ruto's win.

"We demand the IEBC servers to be opened to the public to show who actually won the elections failure to which we shall make the country ungovernable," he said.

Co-organiser Thomas Musau said: "We want the world to know the truth about what happened with the August 2022 elections and to stop associating with an illegitimate government of Kenya"

They said they will support the Movement for Defence of Democracy (MDD) in its efforts to liberate the country from electoral deceit.

Their sentiments come even as Raila Odinga maintained the march to State House during tomorrows mass protests is still on.

Although Raila had said only a few emissaries from the opposition political outfit will be sent to State House, in a public statement made on his official social media pages on Sunday morning urged his supporters to meet in Nairobi's Central Business District before the march begins.

"We will assemble at the Central Business District (CBD) tomorrow before we march to State House to take our leadership. It is time for us to save our country, if not now then right now," Odinga says in his statement.

According to him, the protest is influenced by the high cost of living, tribalism in state appointments, biased IEBC officials' recruitment process and disputes in the 2022 poll results.

"Our people are suffering from the high cost of food, electricity fuel, and others. The president has removed subsidies put in place to cushion the people of Kenya. He is the most tribal president Kenya has ever had and you can see that from his appointments which are divisive," Raila said.

However, Nairobi Police boss Adamson Bungei said the protests are illegal and will not be allowed to happen as they do not meet the required threshold.

"The Constitution under Article 37 provides that every person has the right peaceably and unarmed, to assemble, demonstrate, picket and petition to the public authorities. However, the Public Orders Act, 2012 Section 5 (2) provides that any person intending to convene any meeting or a public procession shall notify the regulating officer of such intent at least three days but not more than fourteen days before the proposed date of the public meeting or procession," said Bungei.

Bungei said no roads will be closed as a results of the protests adding police will deal with cases of lawlessness firmly.

"Therefore, any person that will participate in the planned demonstration is notified to do so peaceably as guided by the Constitution of Kenya and any other supporting legal, framework," he said.