Showdown looms as Azimio vows to hold Murang’a meeting despite police canceling it
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Azimio la Umoja Coalition vows to hold their Murang’a town hall meeting despite police canceling it
Azimio la Umoja Coalition vows to hold their Murang’a town hall meeting despite police canceling it.
Despite the police’s decision to call off the anti-government gathering in Murang’a on Thursday (tomorrow), former Murang’a governor Mwangi Wa Iria has vowed the meeting will still take place as earlier planned.
His remarks comes after County Police Commander David Mathiu on said the notice ought to have been submitted four days before and that his officers will not be available to offer security.
As such, Mathiu said, the meeting will not be allowed to take place as the police require a longer time to prepare.
However, Wa Iria told off the police saying the stakeholders’ meeting is still in place and that they are not seeking the permission of the police to hold it.
He said the constitution grants Kenyans the right to assemble.
“It is like people going to a church service and the police tell them that they need their permission. We are politicians and we don’t require anybody’s permission to meet.”
“However, for the sake of courtesy, we informed them and they said they have rejected it. I want to tell the police that we were not asking for their permission. I have already discussed with ‘Baba’ and the meeting is on.”
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Wa Iria further noted that all Azimio leaders have confirmed their attendance and urged locals to attend.
He said should the police interfere with the meeting, then “we shall face them head-on”.
“I want to warn them that if they interfere with tomorrow’s meeting, they should expect the worst to happen. We can’t have police officers causing chaos. Now they’re saying that they are assigned elsewhere. Who told them we wanted police officers?”.
He said the meeting involves citizens and that they don’t have to be there.
The meeting, Wa Iria said, would be attended by top Azimio la Umoja leadership led by Raila Odinga and would culminate in a meeting in the streets of Murang’a town.
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