Acting Police Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli has said the National Police Service is prepared for the nane nane demonstration slated for thursday this week.
Speaking after meeting top police commanders Masengeli assured that the force will maintain peace across the country as the youthful generation renew their quest for reforms, good governance and accountability through another round of anti-government demonstrations
“Every Kenyan as per the law has liberty to demonstrate, picket and assemble as per the law. That one everyone is very much aware of and where the privilege of one ends is where the other starts,” he said.
Masengeli has intimated that security will be heightened across the country though not to an extent that is out of the ordinary.
On Gen Zs, they have a message and they have been heard. It is upon us now to differentiate between Gen Zs and opportunists who take advantage of those riots to cause mayhem, destruction of property and acts of violence that are not allowed by the Law,” the acting IG said.
He urged Kenyans planning to partake in the planned Nane Nane protests to do so in adherence with the law.
“This is a country governed by democracy and the constitution,” the acting Police IG emphasised.
Masengeli was Speaking at the National Police Service Campus Embakasi on don the operational and logistical challenges facing officers in their jurisdictions and how to address them to ensure efficiency within the NPS.