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Can The Police Ban Protests? Constitutional Lawyer Explains

The decision by Acting Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to ban demonstrations in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) in the wake of the ongoing anti-government protests has elicited debate on whether the police service has the legal authority to issue such orders.
The ban came a day before the planned protests where protestors, comprising largely of youthful Generation Z, had vowed to march to Uhuru Park and then later to State House while pushing for President William Ruto’s exit.
In a statement, Acting IG Kanja said that the goons had planned to infiltrate the protests and that a lack of leadership in the Gen Z protests made it difficult for the police to provide security to the demonstrators.
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