The demonstrations have been called by NASA to demand specific changes within the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). We have witnessed demonstrations that are supposedly peaceful turn chaotic when those participating in them turn to looting and causing disruptions in other areas. Tuesday’s rally in Nairobi was violently dispersed after the police lobbed tear-gas canisters into a crowd of peaceful demonstrators along Kenyatta Avenue. That will surely lead the country down a slippery path from which it will be hard to find sure footing. It is incumbent upon Mr Kenyatta and Mr Odinga to put their personal differences aside and rally the country to choose peace.

Source: Standard Digital October 25, 2017 05:03 UTC