When the government organised its demonstration

Police gather during demonstrations on July 12, 2023. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

There comes a time when the tail wags the dog and the government has to organise its own demonstrations to counter popular dissent from a citizenry, boiling for a revolution.

Such was the situation in Kenya in March 1975 when popular Nyandarua North MP JM Kariuki was assassinated. Parliament was in revolt as hotheaded politicians took the government head-on.