"Kenyan police dispersed a protest by members of the Pan-African Socialist Alliance outside the US embassy in Nairobi on Thursday, denouncing the recent military operation and 'capture' of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Footage shows protesters holding placards reading 'Bring them back' and chanting solidarity slogans including 'Viva Palestine, Viva Venezuela', before security forces moved in to break up the gathering. “We have a right to mourn in front of the United States Embassy for the 32 Cubans who died supporting and defending Nicolas Maduro, and for the seventy Venezuelans who fell victim to the forces of American imperialism,” said protester Kiritu Chege. Another participant, Joyce Ikadara, criticised US policy, arguing that only Venezuelans should determine their leadership. “You have no right to go into a free country and arrest the president; you are not the police, and you are not the military,” Ikadara said. “Why is it that you always go to countries that don’t have nuclear power? Why don’t you go to North Korea? Why can’t you go to China? Why can’t you fight someone in your own league, like Russia?” she added. Other protesters accused Washington of pursuing economic interests rather than human rights. “They don’t want Maduro, and they don’t want peace. They are not fighting drugs; we know exactly what they want, and what they want is the oil in the sovereign country of Venezuela,” said Selen Manguya. Participants also called on Kenyans and revolutionary movements to organise and raise political awareness, warning that 'imperialism is at our doorstep'. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, accused of narco-terrorism by the United States, were captured in the so-called 'Operation Absolute Resolution', led by US forces, which involved attacks in Caracas and three states near the capital. At least 100 people were killed and 'a similar number wounded' as a result of the operation, according to Venezuela's Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace, Diosdado Cabello. Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez reaffirmed Maduro's authority despite his imprisonment, stating that "there is a government, that of President Nicolas Maduro" and that she has "the responsibility to take charge while his kidnapping lasts.""