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President Uhuru Kenyatta has opened the public viewing of the late former President Mwai Kibaki’s body at the Parliament buildings. Kenyatta on Monday morning led dignitaries in paying their last respect to the departed Head of State in the company of First Lady Margaret Kenyatta. Kibaki’s body will lie in state at the premises through the three-day viewing before his state funeral on Friday. Members of the public who wish to view the body will be guided by protocol officers, with the COMESA Grounds at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC) designated as the holding area. The exercise will be held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8am to 5pm. Notable people who led the public in paying their last respects to the departed president include President...

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino intervened an incident where police disrupted a demonstration staged by students outside Parliament on Tuesday, June 8. The students had taken to the street to protest increased rape and brutal murder cases targeting university students. Police stormed the peaceful demonstrations and confiscated placards and banners prepared by the students from various universities across the city. Owino was advocating that the police should not arrest the protesters but allow them to hold the peaceful demos. "Do not arrest them. All they need is a notification, not an approval. The problem is you (the officers) often begin rioting while throwing teargas. "This is what you should do. People like the comrades, who have marked their destination...

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Uhuru Opens Public Viewing Of Kibaki’s Body at Parliament buildings

Babu Owino Steps in after police Disrupt Student Demos Outside Parliament