March on Parliament - MARS Group Kenya Press Release
Monday, August 6th, 2007 at 8:22 PM
Press Release from MARS Group Kenya
Monday, August 06, 2007
A Petition to Parliament on MP’s Gratuities, the unconstitutional Media Bill 2007 and other matters of urgent national importance – invitation to a Civil Society Briefing on Tuesday August 7th 2007.
Civil Society will be holding a press briefing at the Grand Regency Hotel, Magadi Room commencing at 11am on Tuesday 7th August 2007.
The briefing will be on a March on Parliament that will take place on Wednesday 8th August 2007 to present the first ever petition to Parliament by the people of Kenya. The right to petition Parliament is provided for under the Constitution of Kenya and the Standing Orders of Parliament.
Amongst the issues Civil Society is protesting are the proposed gratuities by parliament, the unconstitutional Media bill, police brutality on Civil society and the inhuman conditions in which the Police Force live and work.
contact:
Jayne/ Fiona
Tel: 020 - 35 33 230
Mars Group Kenya
Civil Society Media Liaison for the Petition and March on Parliamentwww.marsgroupkenya.org
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1. josh | October 19th, 2007 at 10:50 am
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