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ARTICLE · 18 JULY 1997

Protests To Continue Despite Concessions

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Opposition groups on 17 July announced plans to go ahead with mass anti-government protests, despite the government's granting of some political concessions.

The concessions include parliamentary debate on repealing the repressive Public Order Act, which allows police to break up all outdoor gatherings. The government has said that the Societies Act would also be repealed. This would allow the popular, but unregistered, Safina Party to stand at elections. President Daniel arap Moi had refused to register Safina because the name means Noah's Ark in Swahili. The Societies Act bans any party that uses a religious name.

The opposition umbrella group National Convention Executive Committee welcomed the planned reforms, but said that mass protests would continue. The next major protest is planned for 26 July in the port city of Mombasa. This will be followed on 8 August by a national day of action that will include a call for a general strike.

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