A Conflict in Kenya

Kenya is on the boil in Africa. A nation that should expend its finances on economic development is using it to curb citizens’ freedom. The Kenyan government has shot over a dozen protesters and injured about five-hundred. Kenyans have a right to protests and government should not use excessive force to curb the natural rights that are given to the citizens in a republic. Kenyans have a right to protest, and their democratic rights must be protected by the international community. Most citizens live in order to exercise their freedom, and rights, which are granted to them by the constitution. Kenya, as a nation must allow protests, and should not use excessive force to dull the national annoyance. The Kenyan government should be more circumspect and not use its mandate to cull the protests. Most Kenyans who have protested have done so in order to bring their economic plight to the national attention.

The protests must be allowed, and should be advisably peaceful. The Kenyan government is in the right to worry over damage caused to property and liberty of the citizens. The citizens, on the other hand, should be allowed to work and live as they wish, and not be intimidated by the protests that have charged their nation. The killings of citizens must be condemned by the African Union and the international community, and all political measures must be used in order to resolve the conflict. Most political conflicts have economic roots, and thus might be the economic case with Kenya. The protests against the finance bill that the Kenyan government has flouted should be discussed and cautionary measures must be taken in order to make it acceptable to all the parties concerned. Most political protests are coupled with economic problems. Kenya would be well-suited to adhere to norms of civility and not kill its protesting citizens.    

Yuvraj Saharan

Capital Report