NASA sues Matiang'i over Lamu, Garissa and Tana River curfew

Acting Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet during the launch of 5Y EDM chopper at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport on Tuesday July 25 2017. The chopper is part of the government’s plan to transport troops and senior government officials in the forthcoming General elections.{David Njaaga, Standard}

Residents have gone to court to seek orders compelling the acting Interior Cabinet Secretary to lift a curfew on three counties.

The petitioners from Lamu, Garissa, and Tana River, through  opposition coalition NASA, said the dawn-to-dusk curfew would affect voting on August 8. They said the curfew would delay voting.