President Kenyatta said police had done a good job so far in dealing with the protesters but urged them not to use too much force.
He urged the Opposition to use legal means if they are not satisfied with the outcome of poll results.
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday said Kenyans are free to demonstrate as so long as they do not destroy property and asked the Opposition to challenges his re-election in court.
Making the first appearance in the public since he was declared the winner of the 2017 presidential election, Mr Kenyatta said police had done a good job so far in dealing with the protesters but urged them not to use too much force.
Mr Kenyatta urged the Opposition to use legal means if they are not satisfied with the outcome of poll results.
“Demonstrate peacefully. However, we will not allow loss of life, destruction of property and looting,” he said.
The President said police are ready and willing to accompany those who want to express their views through demonstration, but only if they do so in accordance with the law.
Addressing the nation after he reported to work at his Harambee House office in Nairobi, Mr Kenyatta said yesterday he was extending an olive branch to all Kenyans.
“We don’t need to fight we extend a hand of peace; those who are dissatisfied with results should address through legal means,” he said.
The President said he was grateful that the majority of Kenyans reported on duty on Monday in an apparent reference to the remarks by Opposition leader Raila Odinga on Sunday urging his supporters to boycott work.
An uneasy calm returned in Nairobi and the rest of the country yesterday following tension after Mr Kenyatta was announced the winner of presidential poll on Friday.
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