Maina And King’angi In The Morning: Kenyans Overwhelmingly Support The Boniface Mwangi Led Protest “Occupy Parliament”
Today on Maina and King’ang’i In The Morning, Maina posed the following question:
This morning, we’re talking about yesterday’s protests against MPs and the manner in which the protests were conducted. ‘Occupy Parliament’ was the name of the mission.
Yes, I support the protests and I know a lot of people supported the protests against MPs adding their salaries selfishly …but were you okay with the manner in which the protests were carried out? Pigs and piglets were put at the front of Parliament buildings and they fed on blood. Did you see? …they even wrote names on the back of pigs! Halafu the large pig fell asleep at some point. The scene was such an international spectacle! So much blood and pigs!!
So, what did you think? Were the protests carried out properly? Did they do it in good taste? Did the manner in which the protests were carried out fit the purpose? Were you disgusted by the pigs and the whole scenario? Did the message reach home? How do you think the manner in which the protests were carried out was viewed by people? How did YOU view the manner in which the protests were carried out? Were you okay with the manner in which ‘Occupy Parliament’ was carried out?
Talk to me!
At first I was alarmed at the rate at which people were calling in to condemn the slaughtering of the pig which I think was symbolic and should have the MPs running scared. But then Kenyans begun to overwhelmingly support the protest and even the slaughter of the pigs.
One went as far as saying that we should have a protest every Tuesday until the greedy Mps get the hint. And then there was a lady who said that next time they should get more pigs. And actually, if I may get a word in edgewise, I want to say that i would contribute to the purchase of an extra pig for slaughter. Kenyans called in from all walks of life and speaking both Swahili (the national language) and English (the official language) and they supported the protest.
People called in and named Aden Dualle and Linturi by name and saying that they are a shame. Kenyans are clearly tired and not afraid to show it!
