Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga Teargassed in Nairobi

On Saturday, the police teargassed former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga at the Central Police Station. 

Mutunga had gone there to help free the activists who had been arrested during the Saba Saba protest on Friday. It is reported that one person got hurt during the incident as the station was plagued by an uproar. The former CJ was flanked by activists Boniface Mwangi, Victor Kamau from the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and city lawyer Lempaa Soyinka. 

"Imagine brutalising, and teargassing peaceful citizens at a police station! Congratulations @WilliamsRuto, and @rigathi @IG_NPS for showing your true colours. Watoto wa Moi ni Moi. Our Constitution is supreme and resistance to dictatorship and impunity is our life duty! KANU 2.0," Mwangi posted on his Twitter account.

The group had visited the station on Friday evening demanding the release of 32 peaceful citizens arrested for participating in the protests. Earlier that day, Mutunga had bought food and water for the arrested activists. He declared that the police were wrong to detain them, citing Article 37 of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya. On Saturday, they again strived for the release, attracting a bigger gathering at the station which the police perceived as a threat. The officers lobbed tear gas canisters to disperse the crowd, forcing Mutunga and his group to flee for safety.

On Friday, Azimio launched their initiative to pressure Ruto out of office. Odinga spoke at the Kamukunji rally where he urged his followers to march to Central Park where he had planned to deliver another speech. His convoy was however met with a contingent of anti-riot officers who denied the protesters entry into the city centre.