Former Kisumu Deputy Governor, Ruth Odinga, on Thursday took to the streets of London protesting Jubilee government's crackdown on opposition leaders.
Together with a number of National Super Alliance (NASA) supporters, Ruth, who is NASA leader Raila Odinga's sister, spearheaded the demonstrations outside the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament.
Flaunting placards with anti-jubilee administration slogans, the group criticized the clampdown and harassment of NASA legislators.
According to one Ali Abdi, the organizer of the protests, Kenya was swiftly getting back to the KANU era where people could be detained without trial.
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This followed the deportation of the self-proclaimed general of the outlawed National Resistance Movement (NRM), Miguna Miguna, to Canada through Amsterdam.
“Many of us living in foreign countries experienced firsthand how Moi took advantage of the old constitution to curtail people’s rights and freedoms including unexplained disappearances of people who dared openly question his style of leadership,” noted Ali.
Mr Ali added that it is time Kenyans need to rise up and defend the Constitution and hold the leaders accountable otherwise the country would get back to the KANU era.
In the last two weeks, the government has been after opposition leaders, most who were involved in the controversial swearing-in ceremony of the NASA leader as the "People's President".
Three MPs have been arrested so far, Ruaraka MP Tom Kajwang, Makadara's George Aladwa, and the deported general Miguna Miguna, awaiting the hearing of their cases.
[caption caption="File image of NASA leader Raila Odinga and former Kisumu deputy governor Ruth Odinga."]
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NASA-UK Assistant General Secretary Ms Janet Sutton noted the Kenyan government was acting unconstitutionally in trying to silence critics.
