Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Uhuru Park, January 3, 2008

On January 3rd, 2008 Raila and the ODM Pentagon have announced a "Million Man March" to Uhuru Park, Nairobi to demonstrate to the government their ire at the flawed electoral tallying process.

The rally, I believe, should go on but the ODM must insist that its supporters not carry sticks, stones or machetes -- and that they do not rape, pillage and steal as they have done in the last few days. If they carry weapons -- even defensive weapons -- they will fritter away any international support and sympathy that they have and encourage the security forces to respond aggressively.

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