Suna East member of parliament asserted that the 20, March 2023 protest was just a rehearsal. The protest led to property destruction and loss of lives during a battle with the police and protestors. "Today Was Just A Rehearsal, The Real One Is Coming" Junet Mohammed


Several young people were detained as they got ready to join the Azimio la Umoja leaders in their planned protests in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD), close to the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).

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The young men gathered outside the KICC, where the leaders of the Azimio la Umoja movement were supposed to start their march. The arrests were made when some of them allegedly tried to enter KICC.


Edwin Sifuna said that teargas will not scare them and that they must accomplish their mission. Sifuna added that the parliamentarians had walked all the way from Parliament and had not carried any weapons but were being teargassed. Sifuna added that they have a right to do peaceful demonstrations.



The Humorous Part of the protests

Mumias East MP Peter Salasya was among the protestors and just like usual,he had to make Kenyans laugh according to the way he reacted during the protest. 

Peter Salasya said he was teargassed, making him nearly faint. (Karibu nizimie) He sarcastically said they were standing like cows since the police had closed all the exits. "Shughuli nakunywa tu teargas bana," says Salasya.


Salasya and thousands of other Kenyans from all regions of the nation are out on the streets today.

The Maandamo day was termed a holiday by Raila Odinga's Azimio la Umoja One Kenya alliance as a protest against the current government.


In comments, some Kenyans have expressed their opinions about the ongoing Azimio protests. Some said whoever advised the police did wrong and that arresting demonstrators will worsen the situation.