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- Azimio la Umoja leaders demand the full withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024, deeming several clauses illegal and vowing to oppose it in Parliament.
- They also condemn police brutality against protesters and plan to take legal action against top police officials, while criticizing the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti as serving foreign interests.
Leaders of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party have called for the complete withdrawal of the controversial Finance Bill 2024.
Led by Wiper boss Kalonzo Musyoka, the opposition dismissed the removal of certain sections of the bill, asserting that several clauses remain fundamentally illegal.
They have insisted that their MPs must remain steadfast in Parliament to reject the bill currently under discussion.
During a visit to demolition victims in Mathare, Kalonzo, accompanied by Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni and Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa, also condemned police brutality against anti-Finance Bill protesters.
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Kalonzo announced that the opposition would pursue legal action against Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome and Nairobi Regional Commander Adamson Bungei for their handling of the protests.
Azimio has expressed support for the protests, urging the state to listen to the grievances of Kenyans.
Additionally, Kalonzo criticized the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti, arguing that the mission serves foreign interests at the expense of Kenya and is illegal.