Protests and counter protests: history will judge the political class harshly

Maggie Ireri

For weeks, NASA leaders and their supporters have engaged in street demonstrations over what they call irreducible minimum demands they wanted IEBC to implement before Thursday’s repeat presidential poll.

Whereas world over demonstrations are considered as a means of bringing about social change, in reality they take a toll on the society, especially when they turn violent. In most cases, the police are often forced to use excessive force to disperse the crowds.