Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told off the Azimuo La Umoja coalition over a statement that Wednesday's mass protests have been called off.
Addressing Kenyans in Diaspora while in Italy, Gachagua said the government had already contained the protests in the country.
He added that it is wrong for the opposition to claim that they have postponed the protests in the country yet in the first place there was no such thing.
According to Gachagua, the move to call off protests was ODM leader Raila Odinga's strategy to please his supporters.
"I am told they have postponed, there is no postponement, you cannot postpone something that was not happening. He (Raila) is just trying please his supporters," he said.
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"Raila has never done any peaceful demonstrations. We decided that no demonstration will happen going forward."
The DP added that the government had allowed the protests to happen but they had turned out to be violent and destructive in nature hence the move to ban them.
Gachagua said even though the constitution allows for the demos to happen, there is no way as a government they will allow properties to be destroyed.
"We had allowed these demonstrations to continue because the Constitution allows and also says that it must be peaceful and demonstrators unarmed...what we saw was chaos and the country was almost burning," he explained.
Azimio on Monday announced the suspension of protests to allow for the mourning of those killed during the protest,
The coalition invited Kenyans to join their leaders in showing solidarity during the exercise.
"Azimio has made the decision that on Wednesday, rather than go to the streets for a peaceful demonstration as earlier announced, we will hold solidarity parades and vigil for victims of police brutality in various locations in all parts of the country," the statement read in part.
"We are calling Kenyans to come out and light candles and lay flowers in remembrance of and respect for the victims."
