President William Ruto has told Azimio leader Raila Odinga that he is personally liable for the security of Kenyans and their property during Monday's mass action. A tough-talking Ruto said the government will not interfere with the planned protests in any way but it's incumbent upon Raila that lives and property are not endangered. While terming it a fair challenge, Ruto said Raila has used demos for a long to hold the country at ransom but the time was now up for him to keep using the tactic. Raila has rallied his supporters to pour onto the streets on Monday for peaceful mass protests in enhanced push-up against Ruto's government which he has termed as illegitimate. "We launch a campaign of defiance of peaceful picketing, peaceful protests, boycotts, strikes, disobedience, peaceful petitions, peaceful sit-ins and peaceful demonstrations and it begins today and now."

Source: The Star March 16, 2023 05:28 UTC