LEAVE VIOLENCE OUT OF IT

It defeats the whole purpose of a protest when you inject violence into it. The topic of discussion in the aftermath of that protest will be the violence and its destruction instead of the ailing matter that fostered the protestation. 

A zoom into the Kenyan population will get you to focus on a certain group known as university students. There is nothing that will unite this fraternity more that protests, demonstrations or mass action. Be that as it may, violence, more often than not, creeps into these courses of action by student. Whether it is the University of Nairobi, Moi University, Egerton University or even Nairobi Aviation College, violence is an ingredient students never forget to remember to add into their “recipe” of mass action.

University students protest in Nairobi

A case in point is the scenario that played out at Moi University on the 23^rd of February, 2015. Although the protests were by any imaginable standards and parameters justified, violence prevailed. Students protesting the rape and murder of one of theirs made sure the police, as usual, fell victim to their acts of violence. One of their land cruisers was set ablaze.

An inescapable talking point at the moment is the cost of that vehicle and how it will be replaced as shall be determined by the concerned authorities. Should have the students kept it civilized and protested within reason, all effort and attention would have been directed to the main issues the students wanted addressed- a lesson university students need to learn sooner or later.