Kenya' Government Bans Protests





"Due to the clear present and imminent danger of breach of peace and public order as witnessed in recent demonstrations, the government notifies the public that, for the time being, we will not allow demonstrations within central business districts of Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu," Matiangi said.

Fred Matiangi, acting internal security minister, said rallies are banned in the central business districts of the capital, Nairobi, the country's second city - Mombasa and the opposition stronghold of Kisumu.

"Protecting the lives and properties of the people of Kenya is not negotiable," Matiangi told a press conference in Nairobi on Thursday.

The country has been gripped by protests after President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner of the August 8 election.

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