In the midst of widespread protests, Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga, says he intends to start a fund for “families who lost their loved ones and those still in hospital receiving treatment.”
The Azimio coalition leader stated that more donations might be made to the fund while speaking to the International Press Association of East Africa’s members on Tuesday morning.
A different kind of protest is being called for on Wednesday from 06:00 to 18:00 instead of the additional demonstrations that were originally scheduled. He declared that they would organise vigils and parades of support for those who had been the victims of police brutality in various cities across the nation.
“We condole with the families who have lost loved ones and they are the reason as to why we called off the demos,” he added.
In the most recent opposition protests against the growing cost of living and tax increases, Kenya’s police have been engaged in clashes with demonstrators.