“The PM also appealed to the Muslim community to remain calm and give the government time on their grievances.” Grievance? Al-Faisal is a jihad terrorist, but who cares? Muslims, after stabbing and looting and destroying, have grievances! Violent intimidation works again, courtesy Obama’s friend Raila Odinga.
“Kenyan PM orders investigations into Muslim riots,” from Xinhua, January 16 (thanks to Maxwell):
NAIROBI, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Saturday ordered investigations into Friday’s demonstrations called by Kenyan Muslims to protest the arrest of controversial Jamaican Muslim cleric Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal.
Odinga instructed Internal Security Minister to carry out comprehensive and urgent investigations into the riots that left at least five people dead and the fatal shooting of protesters.
“The PM also appealed to the Muslim community to remain calm and give the government time on their grievances,” a statement said.
The peaceful protest turned violent as the marchers pelted police officers with stones who in turn fired in the air and lobbed tear gas canisters.
Several people including police officers were among those who were seriously injured in the protest while some of them were stabbed by the demonstrators.
Shops adjacent to the mosque were looted and vehicles that were parked on the streets had their windscreens smashed by stone-throwing youths.…