- "To uphold the Constitution, the Judiciary Leadership Team has resolved that courts will remain open," JLT said.
- "All considerations of safety and security taken into account, and will, as much as possible, leverage technology and virtual courts to ensure continued dispensation of justice."
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The Judiciary has resolved to have all courts open during the nane nane march.
This was decided during a Judiciary Leadership Team (JLT) meeting on Wednesday.
JLT said to uphold the Constitution, all courts will remain open and all considerations of safety taken into account.
"To uphold the Constitution, the Judiciary Leadership Team has resolved that courts will remain open," JLT said.
"All considerations of safety and security taken into account, and will, as much as possible, leverage technology and virtual courts to ensure continued dispensation of justice."
The Team assured all court users that the Judiciary Police Unit, in coordination and collaboration with local police stations, is working diligently to ensure the security of court facilities and the safety of court users and Judiciary personnel.
The JLT urged protesters and security agencies to adhere strictly to the Constitution and the law when engaging in the protests or discharging their mandate of law enforcement.
Gen Zs have been mobilising numbers on social media platforms including X, WhatsApp, TikTok and Instagram for the protests.
'This is our destiny; August 8, 2024. Don’t be left behind," one of the posters circulating online reads.
In another poster mobilising for the demos dubbed NaneNane;#OccupyStateHouse, police were urged to stop brutality on protesters.
"Country first. Respect Kenyans not politicians #RutoMustGo," it read.
This is the third month in a row that Gen Zs are staging anti-government protests.
The protests began on June 18, with the youth occupying the Parliament on June 25.
On Tuesday, acting Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli assured that they are prepared to maintain peace across the country during the nane nane march.
Masengeli intimated that security will be heightened across the country though not to an extent that is out of the ordinary.
"Every Kenyan as per the law has liberty to demonstrate, picket and assemble as per the law. That one everyone is very much aware of and where the privilege of one ends is where the other starts," he said.