This was seen in a special circular posted online on Monday, calling for Kenyan citizens in their millions to occupy the State House in Nairobi, the country’s capital city.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Concerned citizens and activists in Kenya have slated Thursday, 8th of August, 2024 to hold another massive protest over bad governance in the East African country.
This was seen in a special circular posted online on Monday, calling for Kenyan citizens in their millions to occupy the State House in Nairobi, the country’s capital city.
The netizens have also started trending a hashtag, #Rutomustgo on various social media platforms to reject the current administration of William Ruto.
“Ruto must go. Not my President. You can’t kill us and lead us,” one of the circulars stated.
“They thought we will FORGET. They called us NAMES and threw INSULTS on us. We are a revolution from the internet and THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS! We are coming for you!
#NaneNaneMarch #NaneNane #RutoMustGo,” a user, Hon. Katiwa said.
Another user, Ojango Omondi Mc’Apondi said: “The poor will have nothing to eat but the rich. On #NaneNaneMarch #NaneNane, the youths are united, and nothing will stop us from reaching State House, our destination. #OccupyStateHouse #RutoMustGo.”
Davis also wrote: “Ruto shall give a presser later today. He will throw a bone to us as usual to confuse us and derail the movement. Although, Today I have a feeling he’ll be selling fear.
Please, unless he’s dissolving Parliament or resigning, DO NOT RELENT.
#NaneNane #NaneNaneMarch #RutoMustGo.”
The country recently witnessed historic public demonstrations against bad governance.
President William Ruto was forced to scrap planned pay raises for cabinet members and parliamentarians, yielding to public pressure.
The move was a result of the huge protest which led to the withdrawal of a contentious finance bill that included tax increases.
According to Lyn Mengich, Chairperson of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), the proposed salary hikes for state officials will be put on hold due to the current economic conditions.
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) had initially proposed a 2% to 5% pay increase for all state officials, including judges, BBC reports. However, the plan was met with public scrutiny, with many questioning how politicians’ salaries, including those of governors, could be raised amid a supposed financial crisis.