Nairobi governor Mike Sonko. He has warned his Kisumu counterpart Peter Anyang Nyong'o over the latter's statements regarding NASA demos. [PHOTO/the-star.co.ke]
Nairobi governor Mike Sonko has warned his Kisumu counterpart Peter Anyang Nyong'o over the latter's statements regarding NASA demos.
He was responding to Nyong'o's banning of demos in Kisumu and saying that NASA should take their picketing to Nairobi.
In response, Sonko said he was shocked that Nyong'o could call upon people to come demonstrate in Nairobi.
He warned that anyone found causing havoc to Nairobians would be met with the full force of the law.
"I have noted with extreme shock and disbelief a statement attributed to Kisumu Governor H.E Anyang’ Nyong’o banning all demonstrations in the county of Kisumu and declaring that all future demos shall be held in Nairobi. I wish to warn my colleague that Nairobi City County will never entertain goons and criminals who take advantage of the situation to harass, intimidate, molest, rape, loot, and destroy properties belonging to innocent Kenyans," Sonko said in a statement.
"Whereas the opposition supporters have a constitutional right to picket, it must be done within the law. Acts of hooliganism shall never be tolerated in Nairobi and culprits will face full force of the law. We have noted that revenue collection has declined on the days of public demonstrations and as a result, the economy of Nairobi City County has continued to suffer. Governor Nyong’o, be warned that Nairobi City County is not ready to engage in hooliganism but in nation building. You owe the people of Nairobi an apology," the governor concluded.