Activist Boniface Mwangi has publicly denounced a statement issued by the Kenya Liberation Movement (KELMO), which calls for a total shutdown of the country and the formation of a transitional authority during protests scheduled for Tuesday, July 23.
In a statement on X, Mwangi claimed that the letter by KELMO, dated July 19, is a product of the National Intelligence Service (NIS), suggesting that it is designed to misrepresent the upcoming protests as an attempt to overthrow the government.
“This is a National Intelligence-authored statement to paint the protests on Tuesday as a mutiny,” claimed Mwangi.
He criticized the government for attempting to portray the younger generation, particularly those participating in the Gen-Z protests, as ungrateful and uninformed.
He characterized this move as a “desperate” attempt by a government that is disconnected from the realities faced by its citizens.
“It is to paint Gen Zs as those young/ungrateful persons who have no understanding and want to overthrow the Government. Desperate moves by a tone-deaf government. #TribeKatiba” said Mwangi.
Contents of The KELMO Open Letter
The KELMO letter demands that the Kenyan people reclaim the sovereign power they believe has been mishandled by the current Kenya Kwanza administration.
“We the Sovereign People of Kenya are now demanding to constitutionally take back our sovereign power that we delegated to the failed Kenya Kwanza Administration on 23rd of July 2024,” reads part of the letter signed by Gen Z youth league KELMO
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It asserts that the “sovereign wish and will of the people of Kenya” is for President William Ruto and his administration to resign.
The letter goes on to inform both the nation and the international community about plans for a transitional authority, which would include the Kenya Defense Forces, the Judiciary, and KELMO itself.
According to KELMO, this authority is intended to oversee a peaceful transfer of power, beginning at 11:59 PM on July 23, until a new president is appointed in accordance with the Constitution.
KELMO Protest Plans
“Since it is the sovereign wish and will of the people of Kenya that “Ruto and his Administration MUST go”, this is to inform the country and the international community to prepare for a Transition Authority that will bring together the Kenya Defense Forces (to protect the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of Kenya) the Judiciary of Kenya (to uphold the Constitution) and the Kenya Liberation Movement (as enshrined under Article 1 of the Constitution and Article 13 of the African Charter)”
“Beginning 11.59 pm on Tuesday 23rd July 2024 until when a new President will assume office in compliance with the Constitution of Kenya,” further reads the statement.
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Additionally, KELMO’s statement warns travelers to reconsider their plans, indicating that air, road, and sea travel may be disrupted during this pivotal moment in the country’s political history.
The letter emphasizes that the world will be watching as Kenya undergoes this critical transition of power.
“We advise all travelers to reconsider traveling by air, road or ocean in the territorial integrity of the sovereign Republic of Kenya at the historic moment when the whole world will be witnessing the peaceful transfer of sovereign power in Kenya in accordance with article 1 of the Constitution!” read the letter.
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