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Demos are a recipe for chaos, dialogue is the way to go

Anti-riot police engage a section of youth during Azimio protests in Mathare 4A on May 2, 2023. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

I am a protester against the pain the protests and the security forces are inflicting on innocent public. But I am not hurting anyone.

Only sadists, self-serving, and the self-aggrandising, would hurt and lead their followers to loss of life and property of the people they have confined to squalor over the years. Sadists take pleasure in inflicting pain, punishment, or humiliation on others who worship them.

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