Kalonzo and Jimi Wanjigi Cancel Kitengela Rally After Encounter With Police Outside Church

Kalonzo Musyoka speaking in Meru County on July 7, 2024.
Kalonzo Musyoka speaking in Meru County on July 7, 2024.
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The Wiper Democratic Movement

Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka on Sunday announced that he had canceled two political rallies lined up in Kitengela and Mlolongo towns

The Wiper leader, while addressing a congregation at Glorious Gospel Center Church, noted that he alongside other leaders among them Jimi Wanjigi and Eugene Wamalwa were denied access to AIC Kasina Church in Mlolongo for a service.

According to the Wiper leader, the police intercepted them while making their way to the church.

The leader was in the company of Safina Party Leader Jimmi Wanjigi and other leaders including Democratic Alliance Party(DAP K) leader Eugine Wamalwa, and Jubilee Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni among others. 

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Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka(center) with DAP K leader Eugene Wamalwa(left) and Safina Party Leader Jimmy Wanjigi during a press briefing.
Kalonzo Musyoka

Kalonzo, while referring to the incident, called out the police wondering why they had to deploy police vehicles in Kitengela.

''No wonder the guilty are afraid, what is the reason for bringing in the police land rover outside here in Kitengela and Mlolongo? It is a shameful act,’’ he added.

He also asked the new Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to move in and address some of the accusations that the police have been accused of in the recent past.

''I want to appeal to the new Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, to stand there and make a difference so that all of us can feel secure,’’ Kalonzo stated.

The wiper leader was, as a result, forced to attend a church service at Glorious Gospel Center Church in Kitengela.

He while addressing the congregants also called out those who have been viewing him as an opposition to the government to reconsider their position, asserting that he and his team were ready to take over the government.

''Some are now labeling our opposition, I cannot be an opposition, and yet we are a team waiting to take over the government properly we are an alternative government,'' Kalonzo urged. 

Musyoka, in the recent past, came out to defend the embattled Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, citing a system by the government to frustrate the second in command.

He also appeared to rally behind the DP's call for the unity of the Mt Kenya region, a call that has been under criticism from a section of leaders allied to President William Ruto.

A collage of President William Ruto (left) and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left).
A collage of President William Ruto (left) and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua (left).
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