Our signature collection exercise has hit 8 million - Azimio

They added that the website keeps getting attacked but they have reported to authorities.

In Summary

• ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna last week confirmed that they faced more than 1,000 attacks on the website.

• Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua urged Kenyans to continue signing up, to express dissatisfaction with the current government.

Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition leader Raila Odinga during the launch of the digital signature platform at SKM Command Centre in Karen on July 11, 2023
Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition leader Raila Odinga during the launch of the digital signature platform at SKM Command Centre in Karen on July 11, 2023
Image: THEURI KIBICHO

Azimio La Umoja has announced that so far, they have collected eight million signatures on the Azimio Tumechoka signature platform.

According to the opposition coalition party, the signatures are aimed at expressing dissatisfaction with the current government of President William Ruto.

"In the meantime, the signature collection which stands at eight million continues," Usawa Kwa Wote Party leader Mwangi Wa Iria said on Saturday.

Mwangi Wa Iria added that the website keeps getting attacked but they have reported to the relevant authorities.

 ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna last week confirmed that they faced more than 1,000 attacks on the website.

"We reported the attacks on our website but we are ahead of them. We are well mitigated because we are the legitimate government so to speak. So we can't fail how to deal with them," he said.

"Yes, they keep attacking but they cannot penetrate us."

As of July 18, Azimio had collected over six million signatures through their portal.

Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua urged Kenyans to continue signing up, to express dissatisfaction with the current government.

In the restored website, Azimio changed the domain of the website to .net from the initial http:/www.tumechoka.com.

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