DRAMA in Court as Protesters are arraigned after Maandamano over Fuel Prices during Matatu Strike

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:12]Africa Mr. President, there is no name, you are coming, you start here so that we can be quick, the second one a little bit there so that we can do it quickly.

[00:04:18]So if the police catch me, I am wearing a flag, and the government does not respect the flag because the flag carries peace, but only because of the flag, what are you doing?

[00:05:17]Where is the Kenyan flag? The flag should protect us, the flag is what it carries, because our flag is our strength, and we are washing the flag, and you will catch me on the flag.

[00:05:58]Then the rights of each person, the rights of each person, until it is necessary, not the soldiers, not anyone, every person is his, you have taken away my freedom, why does Jesus, no matter what, every human being stays his, if we get our rights, do not get his rights, what does that mean? And that is why I was brought here. They are just asking him, who is he who started beating me? I do not know where he went, not the one who went with him, and I do not know, guys, please let me speak one thing, how can I say, how can I say, we were brought, clap your hands, okay, listen, Hey, let's just let the process continue because I have not even started, I am not going through the process, but we are saying this, let's hear charges, let's say charges, but we have no mistakes, we are saying things to tie us up, you are giving us this cloth, right now, let them organize themselves, take it. bring them their files and read them quickly and release them because we have broken we have broken we constitution in protesting and we are protesting about a genuine issue and I say a lot that in this country people who are caught in the issue you were talking about it is never addressed this this this this is not going to continue it was not going to continue also they should go back to be theirs and the people here Ekki you see Burundi if we get him in this area Burundi I have told them to put the check down low and kill me they should go back to them it was sent there to read us read it a minute to release us But we are not the ones who are going back listen you are all right here the papers and papers everyone has their names and a thousand years you have everything here a little bit they released them Eh no Okay this process should go quickly at least but wait so that we don't have time to say again you are back Okay things Thank you very much your honor.

[00:16:54]Maybe on behalf of the rest you can do one can address.

[00:17:02]I have technical issues. He submits to the law. He will submit to the law.

[00:17:07]Yeah. Just a minute.

[00:17:10]We won't take time.

[00:17:15]Thank you very much.

[00:17:18]Yona I want to breed some life to article 50 sub article 2A which speaks about the doctrine of innocence that the accused persons before you your you your honor are very very innocent until proven innocent.

[00:17:43]See the noise, I'm going back inside, let's be quiet so that we can go quickly, quickly, just like this as suchle 491 h which talks about a right to be released on day and your honor the accused person you're seeing before you yesterday were having very peaceful demonstrations after notification that was issued to the police as per article 37 yon of the constitution and the reason for the peaceful demonstration was because of the increment the high increment in fuel prices andona this is a very serious issue that the accused persons before you were exercising their constitutional right and because of the increment in fuel prices your honor even when you look at within the court pressing there are so many people so many staff who have not managed to come as a result of not affording the current fuel because of the high prices.

[00:19:50]caused serious tension across the country because of high cost of living and therefore the only mistake that the accused person committed was to fight for their rights because you if you increase the cost of fuel then automatically there will be high cost of living in addition to that See anything any good or service that is capable of being transported rises in value.

[00:20:31]The value of flour would be high your honor. The value of any commodity basic commodities would be high.

[00:20:38]Even transport costs would be high.

[00:20:42]And as a result of that they decided to at least express their grievances on the streets. Then they were arrested after following the law.

[00:20:56]So your honor you should put a stop to search arbitrary arrests especially when the law is followed as they did by notifying the officers because the main reason why they were told to notify the police is so that nothing like this arbitrary arrest comes afterwards.

[00:21:23]But your honor we are living in a country where if you follow the law you are on the wrong side. If you don't follow the law you are equally on the wrong side.

[00:21:34]So it is my prayer that the accused persons be released on personal or free bond. your honor because majority of them are hardwing Kenyans who wake up very early in the morning with an intention to tie the losses with an intention to pay rents but they don't get with an intention to pay school fees for their children with an intention to buy food which they don't get your honor so these are frustrated Kenyans because they believe that the leadership that they elected would solve their challenges but the leadership is in turn leading them to the police cells and or if possible with an intention of going to the prison. So therefore you honor as I summarize it is my prayer that you release the accused persons on personal bums so that they can join their families.

[00:22:48]Thank you.