Further arrests in Kenya of counter-summit protesters

Today, 12 May, Kenyan police arrested at least 13 protesters opposing the Africa-France summit, in addition to the five Kenyan student activists arrested yesterday.

LIST OF THOSE ARRESTED
May 11

1. Beres Omondi – Kenya
2. Tracy Auma – Kenya
3. Patience Nyambura – Kenya
4. Jobunga Samuel – Kenya
5. Kenneth Obiero – Kenya

May 12

1. Dimitiros Patelis – Greece
2. Lee – South Korea
3. Danbi – South Korea
4. Joti Brar – Britain
5. Gacheke Gachihi – Kenya
6. Guy Bremond – France
7. Sayialel Mankuyio – Kenya
8. Julius Kamau – Kenya
9. John Kamau – Kenya
10. Brian Mwanzi – Kenya
11. Derick Opiyo – Kenya
12. Fredrik Yara – Kenya
13. Colins Otieno – Kenya

The summit was attended by French President Macron, who in recent months has sent hundreds of troops to Kenya in an attempt to establish a new platform for French intervention in Africa, following the defeat suffered in the Sahel (Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger).

The counter-summit organised by comrades from the Marxist Communist Party of Kenya, known as PASAI 2026, featured international discussions between communist and anti-imperialist comrades, as well as demonstrations and marches through the streets of Nairobi.