{"id":60939,"date":"2017-10-12T14:08:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T19:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethiopanorama.com\/?p=60939"},"modified":"2017-10-12T14:23:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T19:23:06","slug":"kenya-bans-street-protests-amid-election-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethiopanorama.com\/?p=60939","title":{"rendered":"Kenya bans street protests amid election row"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"edr_survey\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"c4c5dac1-5758-eef8-edb9-d5bc3b3ec879\" title=\"empty\" src=\"http:\/\/s.effectivemeasure.net\/html\/frame_2.3.7.html\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><!--<![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"direction\">\n<p><!-- BBCDOTCOM bodyFirst --><\/p>\n<div id=\"bbccom_interstitial_ad\" class=\"bbccom_display_none\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bbccom_interstitial\" class=\"bbccom_display_none\" data-google-query-id=\"CMid0b_h69YCFcqGwAodIQEB6w\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4817\/bbccom.live.site.news\/news_africa_content_4__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4817\/bbccom.live.site.news\/news_africa_content_4\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/4817\/bbccom.live.site.news\/news_africa_content_4\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"bbccom_wallpaper_ad\" class=\"bbccom_display_none\"><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"navigation__more-button navigation-arrow\" data-panel-id=\"js-navigation-panel-primary\">More<\/button><\/p>\n<div id=\"orb-modules\">\n<div id=\"site-container\">\n<div class=\"site-brand site-brand--height\" role=\"banner\" aria-label=\"News\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"bbccom_leaderboard_1_2_3_4\" class=\"bbccom_slot bbccom_standard_slot bbccom_visible\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"configurable story \" data-story-id=\"world-africa-41596385\">\n<div role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"container--primary-and-secondary-columns column-clearfix\">\n<div class=\"column--primary\">\n<div class=\"story-body\">\n<div class=\"with-extracted-share-icons\">\n<div class=\"story-body__mini-info-list-and-share\">\n<div class=\"story-body__mini-info-list-and-share-row\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tags-container\">\n<p><span class=\"off-screen\">Related Topics<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"tags-list\">\n<li class=\"tags-list__tags\" data-entityid=\"topic_link_top\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/c4b75bba-56ca-4db4-80c8-7ef25a77ec64\/kenya-general-election-2017\">Kenya general election 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-body__inner\">\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/660\/cpsprodpb\/BEBC\/production\/_98282884_nasa2.jpg?resize=348%2C213&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Protesters\" width=\"348\" height=\"213\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"660\" \/> <\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Reuters<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width lead\"><span class=\"media-caption__text\">Opposition supporters have been protesting using the slogan &#8220;No reform, no election&#8221; <\/span><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Kenya&#8217;s government has banned demonstrations in three major Kenyan cities &#8211; the capital Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.<\/p>\n<p>Interior Minister Fred Matiang&#8217;i said the ban was aimed at protecting Kenyans and their property.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition supporters have been holding regular protests in the three cities, which have resulted in looting and violent clashes with police.<\/p>\n<p>They are pushing for electoral changes before a fresh election is held.<\/p>\n<p>Opposition leader Raila Odinga pulled out of the 26 October poll earlier this week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"bbccom_mpu_1_2_3\" class=\"bbccom_slot mpu-ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<p>The Supreme Court had annulled President Uhuru Kenyatta&#8217;s win in the August election, after it found that the election commission had not followed the constitution and the electoral laws.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"story-body__unordered-list\">\n<li class=\"story-body__list-item\"><a class=\"story-body__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-africa-41580661\">What next in Kenya election crisis?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr Matiang&#8217;i said the ban was not meant to curtail the constitutional right to demonstrate but that it was agreed on after security authorities found that there was &#8220;imminent danger&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/227C\/production\/_98282880_nasa1.jpg?resize=374%2C229&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Motorcycle rider ran over by police\" width=\"374\" height=\"229\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"> <span class=\"story-image-copyright\">EPA<\/span> <\/span><figcaption class=\"media-caption\">\u00a0<span class=\"media-caption__text\">Police have been using force to disperse protesters <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He told a press briefing that he had received complaints from the business community about the negative effects the protests were having on their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We cannot go on this way. It is unfortunate to see people&#8217;s cars being smashed, property being destroyed in the guise of a peaceful demonstrations. We must respect the law,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that a top official of the opposition coalition, Nasa, would be held responsible for damages caused during Wednesday&#8217;s protests.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Odinga withdrew his participation in the re-run election because he said the election commission had refused to implement changes to correct the problems he blames for the bungled election.<\/p>\n<p>Nasa has called on its supporters to hold regular street protects to pressure the commission to agree to its demands.<\/p>\n<div id=\"orb-modules\">\n<div id=\"site-container\">\n<div id=\"core-navigation\" class=\"navigation--footer\">\n<h2 class=\"navigation--footer__heading\">SOURCE \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 &#8211; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 BBC<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tags-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More Related Topics Kenya general election 2017 Reuters\u00a0 Opposition supporters have been protesting using the slogan &#8220;No reform, no election&#8221; Kenya&#8217;s government has banned demonstrations in three major Kenyan cities &#8211; the capital Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu. 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