Kenyan president urges peace as capital resumes normal life
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta urged peace and lawful demonstrations Monday, as the capital appeared to resume ordinary life following last week’s disputed elections.
Many Nairobi residents returned to work on Monday despite a call by opposition leader Raila Odinga to stay at home to protest the elections, in which Kenyatta was declared the winner and which the opposition dismiss as fraudulent.
Kenyans have the right to protest but must do so peacefully, said Kenyatta, who previously appealed for unity after his victory was announced.
“As a government, we will not allow loss of life, destruction of property and looting,” he said, speaking to journalists at his Harambee House offices in Nairobi.