- As ongoing preparations for the Mashujaa day celebration in Kwale Stadium in Matuga Subcounty are underway, parallel events have been organized by a different groups of Kenyans.
- A section of them are set to attend a vigil memorial celebration in Uhuru Park, Nairobi County to honor the lives lost during the antifinance bill demonstrations. In a video posted on x, Erick Omondi encouraged people to turn out in large masses dressed in black carrying a candle and a Kenyan flag.The event is set to take place as from 9Am to 3Pm, and it aims at supporting the bereaved families.
As ongoing preparations for the Mashujaa day celebrations in Kwale Stadium in Matuga Sub-county are underway, parallel events have been organized by different groups of Kenyans. A section of them are set to attend a vigil memorial celebration in Uhuru Park, Nairobi County to honor the lives lost during the anti-finance Bill demonstrations.
In a video posted on X, Erick Omondi, a Kenyan activist encouraged people to turn out in large masses dressed in black carrying a candle and a Kenyan flag. The event is set to take place as from 9 am to 3 pm, and it aims at supporting the bereaved families.
The Inject Party of Kenya led by Morara Kebaso on the other hand will be attending a separate event in Narok aimed at conducting a clean up exercise as well as promoting civic education civic education in villages.
The separate events have created disputes in the online space, many people questioning the need for two individual events amidst the main Mashujaa Day celebrations in Kwale County. In his response, Morara stood his ground on X to explain about his failure to attend the Uhuru Park event.
First, he was doubtful of how the event was organized. In addition, he was neither aware of the sponsors of the meeting nor what they aimed to achieve from their sponsorship during the event.
He added that with the ongoing situation in the country, the political atmosphere is charged hence the meeting would be mistaken to be that of former Deputy President Gachagua, and may result to mayhem.
Another reason was the lack of enough numbers to conduct demonstrations in the country's capital. Morara argued that many feared being abducted or even murdered, as was witnessed during the Anti-Finance Bill protests. Hence, only a few of them would turn up for the event. He concluded by saying that 70% of the population lives in rural areas, and they need to have civic education.
With days narrowing down to Mashujaa Day, questions still arise on whether the rival groups will conduct their events without any disputes.
