{Photo courtesy of COTAA}
By Samuel Owino
Police in Mombasa disrupted a vigil held at Uhuru Gardens on 26 July 2023.
The protesters lit candles in honor of their fallen colleagues, a directive by the opposition leader, Raila Odinga. The police came and interrupted the meeting and sent them away. The national government had put police in various areas in fears that citizens may hold protests.
There were also marches at Jacaranda gardens where they also held a vigil. They marched as they sang songs.
“Sisi ni wageni, hapa Nairobi, wanaua watu wetu, hapa Nairobi” that translates to “we are visitors, here in Nairobi , they kill our people, here in Nairobi”
The opposition leader, Raila Odinga visited patients at Mama Lucy Hospital during the vigils. The patients were victims of police brutality during last weeks protests.
The nation remains confused as the political tensions rise and the citizens issues that seems to be snubbed by the national government.