The Nairobi Business Community chairman Nelson Githaiga reads a statement urging Opposition leaders to cancel planned demos/HANDOUTThe Nairobi Business Community chairman Nelson Githaiga reads a statement urging Opposition leaders to cancel planned demos/HANDOUTThe Nairobi Business Community has appealed to organisers of the planned demonstrations led by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to reconsider holding the protests in the capital. In a statement read by Nelson Githaiga, chairman of the Nairobi Business Community, the lobby group expressed solidarity with the constitutional right to peaceful assembly. The Nairobi Business Community chairman Nelson Githaiga reads a statement urging Opposition leaders to cancel planned demos/HANDOUTHowever, Githaiga argued that Nairobi should not bear the economic brunt of political tensions originating from other regions. The Nairobi Business Community chairman Nelson Githaiga reads a statement urging Opposition leaders to cancel planned demos/HANDOUTHe noted that many traders are already operating under difficult economic conditions. Gachagua accused the IG of avoiding him and other United Opposition leaders during a follow-up visit to his office.

Source: The Star February 19, 2026 11:49 UTC