Riaan
Nairobi, Kenya
CNN
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Umholi weqembu eliphikisayo eKenya nowayengundunankulu Raila Odinga usecele imibhikisho yamasonto onke ezweni lonke ephikisana nezindleko zokuphila eziphakeme, enkulumweni emfushane eya kubabhikishi abebeseceleni kwezimoto zakhe eNairobi ngoMsombuluko.
Emizuzwini edlule, amaphoyisa adubule isisi esikhalisa unyembezi nezibhamu zamanzi emotweni yakhe ngesikhathi evimba abalandeli bakhe ukuba bangene eSerena Hotel eNairobi, lapho ebezothula khona isithangami sabezindaba, kusho umeluleki wakhe omkhulu uMakau Mutua etshela i-CNN.
Amaphoyisa abe esevimba imoto yakhe ukuthi ingangeni eCentral Business District, lapho ababhikishi bebambene phezulu namaphoyisa kusukela ekuseni, kwaphoqa lo mholi ukuthi athuthele kwenye indawo yaseNairobi.
“Sizosebenzisa zonke izindlela ezikhona, ezinokuthula nezingokomthethosisekelo ukuvikela amalungelo ethu,” kusho u-Odinga ehleli ophahleni lwemoto yakhe.
Ngemuva kwalokho, u-Odinga wazulazula eNairobi ehambisana nababhikishi elandela uthuthuva lwakhe, oseluhlale lukhahlelwa isisi esikhalisa izinyembezi.
Amakhulu abantu elizweni lonke batshengisele emigwaqweni bekhalaza ukumba eqolo kwempilo yansuku zonke.
Amaphoyisa abophe ababhikishi, okuhlanganisa nosopolitiki abakhulu bamaqembu aphikisayo, njengoba imibhikisho ikhula phakathi nezinsuku ngoMsombuluko.
Odinga, ubani wehlulwe okhethweni lukamongameli okwesihlanu ngo-August, wabiza imibhikisho ezweni lonke ukuze abonise ngokumelene nalokho athi, ngaphandle kobufakazi, uhulumeni ongekho emthethweni owantshontsha ukhetho.
Ilungu lesigele sesifunda saseKilifi uStewart Madzayo kanye nommeli wesifunda sase-Ugunja u-Opiyo Wandayi bangabanye balabo ababoshiwe baseNairobi, ngokusho komeluleki omkhulu ka-Odinga uMutua. Ezinye izikhulu eziyisithupha nazo ziboshiwe enhlokodolobha, ukuqinisekisile ku-CNN, wengeza ngokuthi iqembu lisazama ukuhlola isibalo sababoshiwe.
Amalungu eqembu lika-Odinga asole amaphoyisa ngokuphazamisa imibhikisho abethi bekuyimibhikisho enokuthula athi iziphathimandla zibadedele ngokushesha osopolitiki ababoshiwe.
Amaphoyisa atholane phezulu nababhikishi enkabeni yedolobha laseNairobi, amabhizinisi asenkabeni yedolobha avalwe usuku lonke, naseNairobi emijondolo yaseKibera, lapho u-Odinga esekwa khona kakhulu. Kubikwa izingxabano edolobheni iKisumu, entshonalanga neKenya, ethathwa njengesizinda sika-Odinga.
Ukwenyuka kwamandla emali kanye nokukhuphuka kwentengo yokudla ezweni sekuholele enkingeni yezindleko zokuphila kwabaningi eKenya. “Sizoyisimamisa imibhikisho [beyond Monday] size sithole okusifanele,” kusho uMutua.
Okhulumela amaphoyisa aseKenya akatholakalanga ngokushesha.
