Mr Mahamed has been in office, meeting Jubilee politicians, and registering their foundations, or lauding their progress. Activist Okiya Omtatah has gone to court, asking it to stop the government from extending Mr Mahamed’s tenure, which should have ended in November 24, 2017. “This just shows the impunity we are dealing with,” Mr Omtatah told Nation. After the October poll, Mr Mahamed ordered the closure of Kura Yangu, Sauti Yangu and We, the People, two powerful consortiums of pro-democracy NGOs. LETHALAnd though the groups later got an injunction to continue with their operations, Mr Mahamed had made his point: He could strike.

Source: Daily Nation January 21, 2018 08:37 UTC