The National Police Service (NPS) on Wednesday, November 20, denied a notice circulating on social media purporting to show that the police will not allow any protests in Nairobi on Thursday. “We wish to caution the general public that the document circulating on social media, claiming to be from NPS, is malicious and fake. The document in question was a notice in response to a notice indicating police had not issued any permits for protests, which, according to posts online, are slated to happen on Thursday, November 21, around Parliament. The protests were seemingly in response to President Willaim Ruto’s State of the Nation Address on the same day and venue as the protests. The aftermath of the protests saw loss of lives, abductions, destruction of property, and proposed austerity measures by the government.

Source: Daily Nation November 20, 2024 15:38 UTC