According to President William Ruto, while the Constitution permits anyone, including the Opposition, to protest, it does not allow them to be disorderly.
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A day after riot police crushed Opposition protests led by Raila Odinga, which turned into all-out violence in the cities of Nairobi and Kisumu, the Head of State spoke.
When stores and other businesses were plundered in Nairobi, and the lakeside city of Kisumu, a police officer died there.
"I believe the Constitution did not foresee that conflicting viewpoints would lead to anarchy, the destruction of property, or the loss of life. When he oversaw the unveiling of the Public Service Commission's Values and Principles Compliance Report for 2021–2022, Ruto remarked on Friday, "We must all be able to celebrate all the rights outlined in our constitution in a way that respects the rights of others".
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President Ruto criticized the protests by the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya leaders, who claimed that the Constitution does not permit opposing viewpoints to be expressed by causing property damage and human casualties.
He expressed concern that the Azimio protests, which were supposed to occur every Monday and Thursday, have interfered with educational activity across most of the nation.
According to Ruto, "We must respect other people's rights in a way that doesn't destroy property or in a way that doesn't prevent our children from attending school."
"I believe we are capable of doing it; we have reached adulthood. I think we'll all start to realize where we should go," Ruto continued.
According to Odinga, the "mother of all protests" will take place on Monday of the following week.
"We are extremely sensible people, and we think that we have very good reasons for needing to talk to each other, but in the absence of the other side being willing to work with us, these demonstrations will carry on," Odinga added.
After Thursday's demonstrations, Odinga held a press conference at his Karen home and insisted that they would continue to advocate for electoral reforms and lower living costs despite the overbearing behaviour of police officers who prevented Azimio supporters from staging demonstrations in various parts of the nation.
Odinga is adamant that the election from the previous year was his, and he accuses President William Ruto of stealing his vote.
He said, "I'm saying the IEBC servers must be unlocked so that people can know the truth," He called for the restoration of four commissioners who had disputed the election's final results, which they had argued were skewed in Ruto's favour.
Odinga appealed the outcomes to the Supreme Court, but the motion was denied for lack of supporting documentation.
The ongoing effort to reconstitute the electoral commission has drawn criticism from him, who claimed that "it is an exercise in futility until all players are involved."
He decried the use of force by police officers against journalists during the protest on Thursday. Many were hurt when tear gas canisters were thrown at their van as they broadcast live footage.
"It is quite regrettable that the media is the subject of attacks. The teargas canisters that have been flung left, right, and center have hurt several journalists today", according to Odinga.
The majority leader of the National Parliament, Kimani Ichungwa, and the deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, were accused by the leader of the opposition party of planning an attack on journalists during the protest.
He also asserted that a plan had been planned to attack Royal Media Services, which owns Citizen TV and some radio stations, without offering any supporting details.
"We knew they intended to attack Uhuru's farm, homes, and royal media facilities. Gachagua, Ichungwa, and Ndindi Nyoro were allegedly preparing this, according to reliable sources, according to Odinga. "These guys are not the people who are called the Vice President and Majority Leader; these are people who deserve in jail," he claimed.
The Azimio Leader is pressuring President William Ruto's administration to reverse its decision to eliminate subsidies on essential food staples, arguing that doing so will raise living standards.
According to Odinga, "regardless of what the IMF or the World Bank says, we are seeking for the subsidies that were implemented to alleviate the suffering of our people because of the conditions beyond the control of our country, to be restored."
On Thursday, the third day of opposition protests against the government and the high cost of living, there was some violence in Kenya.
