Cleophas Malala given 72 hours to surrender at police station
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala has been given 72 hours to surrender himself to the police
Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala has been given 72 hours to surrender himself to the police to record a statement over the chaos that erupted during his rally in Kakamega on Saturday.
The former Kakamega senator will be apprehended if he fails to report to Kakamega Police Station within the next three days.
In a press briefing on Tuesday, May 27, the Western Region Police Commander Issa Mahamoud said Malala should present himself at the police station and provide a statement on what transpired during his event on Saturday, May 24, that led to chaos.
Mahamud said if Malala fails to show up, the police will look for him, apprehend him, and charge him with “disturbing the peace of Kakamega Town.”
“The honourable Cleophas Malala should report to my office any time from now. We expected him to come today so we can question him on Saturday’s discourse. If he fails to come within the next 72 hours, we will look for him,” he said.
Mahamoud claimed that Malala did not give a prior alert to the police about the meeting, a move he says resulted in an unnecessary paralysis of transport and business operations in Kakamega.
Additionally, the commander noted that Malala broke some road regulations, such as driving his vehicle on the wrong side of the road and speeding during the meeting. According to the police commander, Malala’s driver is currently in custody, and the vehicle has been impounded.
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“The law requires that anyone who wants to hold a meeting should give a notification to the police three days before the event, and the aim of this is to maintain peace and order during the meeting, and that is what he contravened,” he said.
“We intercepted his vehicle, which was being driven on the wrong side of the road at high speed carelessly, and after that, he jumped from the vehicle and attempted to run, but he was captured. The driver and the vehicle are currently in custody,” he said.
Chaos unfolded in Kakamega town on Saturday, after a convoy of Malala and Nyandarua Senator John Methu, together with their supporters, was chased by the police as they were making their way into Kakamega town.
In videos circulating online, the police were seen lobbing tear gas toward the convoy, and the crowd a situation that led to people running and fleeing for safety.
In a statement after the incident, Malala, who stressed that the event was peaceful, claimed that the security officers targeted him with live bullets.
“I strongly condemn the use of brute force, live bullets, and unnecessary teargas by our security agencies to disperse a peaceful procession merely welcoming home their leader,” Malala said.
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