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Purge our statute books of vague laws that executive can abuse

Protester being bundled into a police car after he was nabbed along Juja Road, Nairobi, on July 12, 2023. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The right to assemble, protest and demonstrate has been in focus once again this year.

Since March, the Azimio La Umoja demonstrations against the cost of living have been marred by violent clashes between protesters and law enforcement. Several human rights organisations, claim police have committed atrocities and used unlawful force in areas like Nyalenda, Kisumu.

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