In what appears to have been a test on public opinion, the Inspector-General of Police, David Kimaiyo has now distanced himself from his earlier announcement in which he banned all political rallies indefinitely.
The IG has now reportedly asked organizers of rallies to choose venues away from places where Madaraka celebrations would be held on the 1st of June.
In a telephone conversation with a local media house, he cited security concerns as the motive behind his latest controversial directive.
"You cannot go and hold a rally next to where celebrations are being held” he argued.
Appearing on a local television’s Tuesday evening news broadcast, Kimaiyo claimed that political rallies were not necessary since this was not a campaign period. His remarks are however indicative of a police force overstepping its mandate by questioning the citizens' basic freedoms and rights of expression and association.
This is the latest in a series of clueless bans that the Inspector General has been imposing with the other being a ban on all tinted car windows. His previous ban was found to be illegal and unlawful by the courts.
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