Raila forced to postpone Kisii anti-Ruto rally
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Raila Odinga forced to postpone Kisii anti-government rally after warning from local leaders
Raila Odinga forced to postpone Kisii anti-government rally after warning from local leaders.
Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga has been forced to postpone his planned rally in Kisii on Monday, February 13.
The postponement came just hours after Kisii political leaders urged former Prime Minister Raila Odinga against conducting protests in the region.
While canceling the demonstration, the Azimio leadership remained mum on whether Kisii region leaders’ resistance was to blame.
However, the choice was made following extensive deliberations, according to Kerosi Ondieki, chairperson of the Kisii County ODM party.
“We want to give everyone a chance to attend Azimio rallies and share their opinion because this is an ODM stronghold,” he said.
Mr. Ondieki has tentatively scheduled the rally for Friday, February 17 if the people of the region concur.
Former Kisii Governor James Ongwae claimed on February 12 that Azimio rallies would badly impact the region and warned Azimio against holding their rally in the region.
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“President William Ruto has been visiting different regions in the country and initiating development projects. We do not want demonstrations that will cause uneasiness which will prevent the President from visiting our region and giving us our share of development projects,” he remarked.
Ongwae’s former deputy, Joash Maangi, reiterated his concerns in a separate statement.
“Azimio should give Ruto’s administration time to work before starting countrywide rallies,” he stated.
Maangi went on to say that the region has nothing against the President because he had selected regional leaders to high-level positions.
“Demonstrations will make us miss more appointments from the Kenya Kwanza government,” he added.
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