This is the first peaceful protest led by activists since the passing of the controversial Public Order Management Act 2013, which grants the Police's Inspector General wide discretion to permit or forbid public gatherings. 
Hii ni mara ya kwanza maandamano ya amani kufanywa na wanaharakati tangu kupitishwa sheria tatanishi ya usimamizi wa amani ya umma ya mwaka 2013, ambayo inampa mkuu wa polisi uhuru mkubwa wa kuruhusu au kuzuia mkusanyiko wa watu.