Africa-Press – Kenya. Azimio la Umoja has canceled a planned rally that was to be held in Mombasa on Saturday 25. The Coalition has instead announced it will hold the people’s baraza in Kakamega on February 25.
In a statement through the spokesman Dennis Onyango, party leader Raila Odinga said the changes were to allow for better coordination of its activities.
“To better coordinate its activities, the party made a decision to clear with western Kenya, before proceeding to other parts of the country,” reads the statement.
He has, however, stated that the prayer rally scheduled for Jevanjee Gardens in Nairobi will proceed as planned. The leaders took their anti-Ruto campaigns to Kisumu on Saturday a day after holding a similar event in Kisii.
During the Kisumu rally, Narc-K leader Martha Karua said they will not suspend the planned rallies against President William Ruto’s administration until they achieve their mission.
Karua stated that their meetings are peaceful and people-driven. She said contrary to claims by their opponents that they are demonstrations so as to create fear, all their past rallies have been peaceful.
“We have done 10 peaceful meetings and our campaigns were peaceful and we are going to take back people’s power peacefully,” she reckoned.
“Mikutano yetu ni ya amani so I want to warn the prophets of doom wale wanaambia watu ni maandamano…na maandamano si mbaya, wanaelezea watu hivyo ndiyo waogope wakifikiria kweli ni vurugu,” she said.
(Our meetings are peaceful so I want to warn the prophets of doom telling people it’s a protest… and protesting is not bad, they tell people that to make them think we mean harm.)
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