In Kenya, peaceful demonstrations have lost meaning.
All along, political leaders or activists spearheading the demonstrations have failed to educate and inform their supporters on how they should conduct themselves during peaceful demonstrations.
In most of the 'peaceful' demonstrations, Kenyans carry weapons like stones and other crude objects clearly portraying that they are going for war.
Once they arrive to the demonstrations, the demonstrators start hurling stones and insults to the police officers at the area leading to riots and not peaceful demonstrations.
The political leaders or spearheaders of the demonstrations incite their groups to continue hurling stones and insults to the police.
In the end, the police employ stronger means to curb the riots and the end result is that people get hurt while others lose their lives over issues that can be solved through other sober and amicable means.
Kenyans should know that hurling stones and insults is not the way to go.
They should borrow from Mahatma Gandhi of India who was an activist for his country who used to organise peaceful demonstration techniques like non-cooperation and boycotts that were non-violent.
Even in the streets, Mahatma Gandhi called for his people to peacefully present there grievances without involving violence.
Kenyans should understand that losing life or getting injured is not the way to go during demonstrations.
Peace should prevail all the time since it is at this time that people can understand each other.