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Angered by the recent crackdown on opposition leaders and the muzzling of media, a section of Kenyans living in the United States camped outside United Nations headquarters in New York to protest the move by Kenyan government.
The protesters, mainly drawn from New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania carried anti-government banners and placards. Not even rain, wind or cold deterred them from reading a joint statement that was later tabled at the UN offices.
“We want the international community to know what is going on in Kenya where impunity and flagrant disregard of judicial process, press freedom and the rule of law seem to the norm,” Ms Beatrice Oduor read the group’s statement.
“Western democracies should not turn a blind eye to the violations.”
Speakers accused the Jubilee administration of attempting to take the country back to the days when the government silenced anyone with divergent views.
“Kenyans fought hard to free themselves from infamy. The scars of those years are still fresh in the national psyche and that is why we have collectively resolved to never again allow dictatorship to thrive,” Mr Nick Oguttu of Amnesty International said.
They condemned the arbitrary arrest of opposition leaders and the deportation of former Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Miguna Miguna to Canada.
The protest was organized by Amnesty International USA, Kenya Yetu Initiative and Kenyan Diaspora.
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who cares?the whole world knows what is going on in kenya.kenya is an independent country with duly elected President, and even UN can't engage in home affairs with legitimate government that MEN is try to deligimize and overthrow.
Careful now, Trump might round you up and deport you to your shit hole country...the one you are busy trashing. Uhunye will be waiting for you in NRB to deport you too...may be South Sudan your future country when/if you decide to secede. Then the uthamaki people will take over the lake and make better use of it. Kenya will then prosper.
These people are true jokers. A demonstration with how many? 10 people in the cold and rain. Hi inatwa drama. HAHAHAHA. What a joke!!!!
Why not go demonstrate in Geneva, Switzerland where they have all UNs.
This appears to b alll Jaluooozzz who always makes noise!Hawa watu they never invest home kazi yao ni masomo mingi But Wisdom hawana.
May god help them can somebody remind them baba mjingas politics time ended in 2017 when they lied to him n made him to withdraw.I pity this jaluozz n am not bin tribal.Call a spade a spade.
mkenya halisi,hii masomo mingi has yielded nothing,but maringo.where have you read that onyango has discovered anything with that masomo.jua kali artisans are more creative that these degrees ringaring Fisher men.they can even invent away to fish.see how they behave in migingo...reckless sex for fish
Please Trump report this illegal immigrants
I wonder if all these hating threads would be such intense if the demonstrations were in support of that jubilee/mungki/chongororo illegal outfit you got in the state house.Most of you are like those coward dogs who start barking after the threat has long BEEN gone. PATHETIC.
Losers who think and reason like their little god Raila. These are lost souls in America who have zero investments nyumbani. Hey, let's label them the NASA goons and goonettes in America. They may also belong to the NRM.
These Fuctards need to realize Green Cards are privileges that can be nullified
These demonstrators are AMERICAN CITIZENS AND THEY DON'T HAVE JIGGERS EITHER.
I know they don’t have jiggers, they only have foreskins full of cum.
Ujinga ya wajaluo hauna mwisho.
shameless Kenyans on this thread showing tribal bigotry, who said NASA belongs to Luos.... please do not export your ignorance abroad, going abroad is meant to open your eyes but some exported their tribal cocoons with them
These Luos don't have jobs!!!
Yep @Mbingu, the demonstrators don't have jiggars in their toes but from your ignorant comments you clearly seem to have jiggars in your brains. As for @Eric, it's true that Nasa belongs to Luos and other misguided communities. But the lazy idlers who constantly waste time demonstrating and worshipping their earthen god are almost exclusively Luo Odinga Demented Morons (ODM) waiting for manna to fall from blue sky in their delusioned Canaan. For that reason, this article should have been more appropriately titled Lazy Luo Idlers in US Demonstrate at the UN. Mwakilishi STOP lumping all Kenyans or Diasporans in one fish bowl when the story applies to only a few lazy ODM idlers with nothing better to do. Why abuse hard working patriotic Kenyans in Diaspora when the story is solely about misguided Luo morons in ODM?
You can riot, kill yourselves, abuse one and all, use all means of short-cuts, but only within the Law, will you go anywhere.
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001269261/why-opposition-can-o…
Thanks @ JustMe. Sober and enlightening article there by Kethi Kilonzo! I agree with her indeed, that all our aspirations can be met if we all operate within the law. Heavy handed tactics by those governing or militant opposition, are not productive in the long run.
Why do tell is the uthamakistan up in arms.Kwani mlitolowa kwa nyumba mkaambiwa lazima mudemonstrate na wao ?Do you think you will rule Kenya for eternity.Greedy lot your grandkids will pay for your sins.How naive of you to think that the day another tribe ascends to that seat they will not unleash like you are now doing.As Miguna stated Kenya does not belong to you.
People demonstrate where? Anyway, Miguna Miguna should find a job and pay taxes. He is lucky he was accepted back by the Canadian Government. Weed will be legalized soon and may be he can open a weed shop to make himself busy. I wonder if he had a job in Kenya?
These are not "Kenyans in USA" But a group of NASA supporters who reason the same way as the stone throwers back home. Real Kenyans Kenyans are Jubilee die hards and will not demonstrate aimlessly.
Big baggy mouths at it again, speaking from far, no one is listening. Even Godec who has Trump's ear has had it with foolishness.