I stand with Kenyans! Uhuru breaks silence after today’s deadly protests
Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has issued a statement regarding the ongoing anti-Finance Bill protests, expressing his condolences to the families of those who lost their lives during Tuesday’s unrest and affirming the constitutional right to protest.
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Uhuru’s Full Statement
My fellow Kenyans,
I come to you with a heavy heart, saddened by the loss of lives caused by the current situation in our country. It is the right of every Kenyan to protest, as determined by the constitution we all promulgated in 2010. It is also the duty of leaders to listen to those they lead.
At this trying time for our country, I want to remind all leaders that they were elected by the people. Listening to the people is not a choice but a mandate enshrined in the principles of our constitution and in the very basis and philosophy of democracy.
Leaders must understand that the power and authority they have is donated to them by the people.
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I, therefore, call for calm and urge the leadership to show restraint and do the right thing by listening to the people and not being antagonistic toward them. Violence on either side is not the answer.
As your former president, I have felt the weight and difficulty of leading Kenya. I, therefore, pray for wisdom and civility to prevail and for peace and progress to belong to all of us as children of Kenya.
Dear Kenyans, I stand with you and ask our leadership to embrace dialogue and speak to the people, not at the people. I pray for peace and understanding from each and every Kenyan, and for all of us to remember that Kenya is bigger than any one of us; there is nothing cast in stone that cannot be changed.
