Kenya's NASA supporters demonstrating in Kisumu. [Photo/@Nation_Breaking]The National Super Alliance (Nasa) supporters living in New York are planning to hold a major demo at the United Nations headquarters on Saturday.According to the organisers of the demos, Dr George Omburo (US Diaspora chairman), Amos Atonga and Debra Akello, the protests are aimed at bringing the international community to attention on the events that are happening in Kenya since nullification of the presidential election“Right now you are seeing the government withdraw security details for Mr Raila Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka, unleashing Mungiki on innocent demonstrators in the streets of Nairobi and the president himself vilifying and trying to undermine the Judiciary because they ruled against him,” the organisers said a statement as quoted by Nation.“The situation in Kenya right now as we speak is very tense and fragile. That’s why we are having events this coming Saturday in New York and New Jersey to bring attention to these issues while celebrating the historical ruling that has made Kenya a harbinger of democracy in Africa," They added.Their protests at the UN are set to begin at 11am and end in the afternoon with an international press conference.
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