The Azimio la Umoja coalition has postponed its anti-government rally that was set to be held on Monday at the Gusii Stadium.
According to Kisii County ODM Chairman Kerosi Ondieki, the planned rally has been moved to Friday, February 17, to allow proper consultation and planning.
He said Kisii Governor Simba Arati has been tasked to lead the arrangement ahead of the mega rally.
“We have held consultations, and we want to give everyone a chance to attend the meeting. Kisii is home to the ODM party, and we would want to listen to every opinion,” Ondieki said.
The developments follow protests from a section of Kisii leaders allied to the Kenya Kwanza who told off Azimio heads they were not welcomed in the county.
Retired Kisii Governor James Ongwae has warned of schemes by some politicians to stage rallies in an attempt to delay President William Ruto’s visit to the region.
The former governor, instead, urged Kisii leaders to shun politicians he said are hell-bent on painting the community as rebellious against President Ruto.
Ongwae regretted that the same leaders planning protests and rallies in Kisii had organised their regions to warmly receive the president and even benefitted from his ‘generosity’.
“I plead with our leaders not to accept any shenanigans that are meant to paint our region as rebellious and disadvantage it from the much-planned development projects by President Ruto,” Ongwae said.
Ongwae challenged the unnamed leaders organising rallies in Kisii to also allow the community to benefit from national government development initiatives just like their regions had done.
