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It has been brought to the attention of the Law Society of Kenya that the Nairobi Region Police Commander has instructed officers under his command to interfere with the peaceful protests organised by Kenyans outside Parliament Buildings today over the Finance Bill. We condemn the outright contempt by the police for the Constitution and the people of Kenya. The running battles and use of teargas on protestors that we have seen images of this morning are a despicable affront to the rule of law. We are particularly shocked that Mr. Adamson Bungei, on a frolic of his own, has elected to ignore a notification of the protest from the organisers under the guise of lack of form. We wish to sound our unequivocal warning to Mr. Bungei and all officers acting under his command from taking any act of aggression against the protestors in the name of giving effect to this unlawful, unreasonable, and irrational directive. We note that the form for a Notification as provided under the Schedule to the Public Order Act merely requires provision of information pertaining to the particulars of the applicant, and the date, time and place of the protest. Mr. Bungei's authority to reject a notification is for purposes of ensuring the security of both protesters and the public. The alleged discretion to invalidate a notification for want of meeting a self-determined threshold is a nullity, and any acts done on account thereof are an illegality. We demand that Mr. Bungei calls off his directive immediately and instructs his officers to stand down from making any arbitrary arrest or meting violence against the protestors. We are closely monitoring today's events and will take legal action to find Mr. Bungei and any officer who violates the rights of the protestors on account of his instructions personally liable for any breaches of the Constitution and the National Police Service Act.