@anasazi; don't mix issues. This has nothing to do with Kadhi Courts nor the Middle East.
Point is; this preacher is not a Kenyan, has had no rights denied and therefore there is not reason to demonstrate on his behalf!
having said that, the demonstrators are Kenyans and have freedom of expression and assembly. That freedom however may be denied if the Government feels that it may lead to a breach of the peace.
So now we have this question: Is the chaos generated in the course of stopping the demonstration less than that which would have been created if the demonstration was allowed to go on?
We shall never know.
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