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“Protests should not be to destroy peace in Kenya. We do not have another country to go to when things go wrong. It is our responsibility to keep our country safe,” he said.

Kenya’s leading opposition coalition, Azimio, resumed street protests on July 7, 2023, after it suspended earlier protests in May allegedly to pave way for talks with the government.

The protests “help to show what is going to happen in 2027 — that it won’t be business as usual in terms of politics,” Mr. Kanyinga said of Kenya’s upcoming election.