Today saw the birth of the movement: #loveandprotest , led by one Boniface Mwangi; an award winning photo journalist & activist. Love and Protest sought to send a message to the tenth parliament that Kenyans will not stand by as they steal from our coffers and violate our constitution.
The phrase 'bury the vultures' carried the day, the vultures in this case being our honorable members of parliament. When we spoke with Boniface earlier in the day, he elaborated further on what inspired this initiative; " We love our country so much and we want those bad leaders to go home. Our tool for getting them out is through the ballot", said Boniface.
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| Boniface Mwangi & fellow activists at the #loveandprotest demonstration in Uhuru Park |
One Edwin Kiama went on to urge Kenyans to speak out against the injustices in our country.
"People are afraid of being referred to as activists, mainly because the previous regime made being an activist a dirty word. If speaking out makes one an activist then I'm one".
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| Edwin Kiama, Sitawa and a friend at the Love & Protest demonstration. |
Activism does not necessarily have to be associated with violence and rebellion; as a citizen of this country, you can come out and express your displeasure at how your MP is representing your county or suggest ideas on how to make Kenya a better country than we found it!
"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." - Plato
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