Cord demos off in Lucy’s honour
Cord leader Raila Odinga addresses a rally at Kamukunji Grounds in Nairobi on April 23, 2016. The coalition has now announced that the protest, which was to take place on May 3, would resume on May 9. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- President Uhuru Kenyatta has criticised Cord’s protests insisting that the law must be followed.
Cord has called off its protest against the electoral team in order to mourn former First Lady Lucy Kibaki.
The move came as the High Court stopped the opposition from storming into the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s offices countrywide to seek the removal of its commissioners.
The coalition has now announced that the protest, which was to take place on Tuesday, would resume on May 9.
“In honour of the former First Lady, the late Lucy Kibaki, and in compliance with the three day national mourning to be announced when her body arrives on Sunday, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy has called off the occupation of the IEBC headquarters that was to take place on May 3,” said Cord leader Raila Odinga’s spokesman Dennis Onyango.
He went on: “Cord calls on its supporters nationwide to join other Kenyans in honouring Mama Lucy.”
President Uhuru Kenyatta has criticised Cord’s protests insisting that the law must be followed.
