Africa
Odinga calls for boycott of Safaricom and Govt owned businesses
Azimio La Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga has called on its supporters to shun services and products from telecom Safaricom, KCB bank, and media company Radio Africa.
He said the opposition action against the corporates was because of their alleged affiliation with the Kenya Kwanza administration.
“We call for the boycott of Safaricom, Kenya Commercial Bank and Radio Africa media, particularly The Star newspaper, who have become enablers and facilitators of this brutal regime,” Mr Odinga said.
The opposition leader also announced that anti-government protests would now take place twice a week – Mondays and Thursdays, from next week. Mr Odinga said this was in response to public demand.
On Monday, opposition supporters engaged the police in running battles in protests in Nairobi and Kisumu that saw at least two people shot, one fatally and hundreds of others arrested.
Nairobi’s city centre remained deserted, with premises such as banks and supermarket chains staying shut as anti-riot police pushed back the protesters attempting to access the CBD