Gov’t orders closure of schools in Nairobi, Mombasa over Azimio demos

The authorities has ordered the
closure of all-day main and secondary schools in Nairobi and Mombasa forward
of anti-government demonstrations set to be staged by the Azimio opposition
coalition from Wednesday this week.

In a joint assertion signed by
Interior CS Prof. Kithure Kindiki and his Education counterpart Ezekiel
Machogu, the 2 ministers famous that credible intelligence reviews have
revealed plans by a quantity of rogue components to assault particular schools in the
two counties in order to ‘unleash terror and violence on the general public’ throughout the
demos. 

“The Government has
obtained credible safety intelligence that prison components intend to have interaction
in armed skirmishes with safety businesses round sure schools inside
Nairobi and Mombasa Cities,” reads the assertion seen by Citizen
Digital. 

“As a precautionary
measure to make sure the protection of faculty youngsters, it has been determined that ALL
day Primary and Secondary schools inside Nairobi and Mombasa cities SHALL
stay closed tomorrow.”

The Education Ministry will
announce the resumption of studying in the aforesaid schools upon evaluation of
the safety scenario in the course of Wednesday.

According to Koome, the Raila
Odinga-led faction had by Tuesday night not made any formal notification to
the police on the deliberate gatherings.

He thus warned Kenyans in opposition to
collaborating in the demos saying the police would accordingly cope with
demonstrators.