*Re: Top security organ warns Raila against holding rallies Odinga is running out of options.
He is in Mombasa stirring up trouble. His boys are Nairobi intimidating the Supreme Court. Nyanza Province is **the only region not to have rejected him. Even the Masai will never forgive him for the assassination of Prof Saitoti. ** * On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 2:22 AM, Herrn Edward Mulindwa <[email protected]>wrote: > *Top security organ warns Raila against holding rallies* > > > **** > > *Updated 56 mins ago * > > *By Cyrus Ombati***** > > *Nairobi, Kenya:* Kenya’s top security organ has told Prime Minister > Raila<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?searchtext=Raila&searchbutton=SEARCH>Odinga > and Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka to suspend planned countrywide > rallies as they could trigger violence.**** > > The National Security Advisory Committee also upheld a ban on political > meetings.**** > >  The National Security and Advisory Committee (NSAC) said the public > meetings were unwarranted and could trigger animosity and violence.**** > >  The committee, which is chaired by head of civil service Francis Kimemia > met on Wednesday evening and declared they will not allow the meetings to > continue as planned.**** > >  The meeting came after the leaders of the Coalition for Reforms and > Democracy announced they planned to hold a series of rallies on Saturday > and Sunday.**** > >  Members of NSAC include Kimemia, Inspector General of Police David > Kimaiyo, Permanent Secretaries Mutea Iringo, Thuita Mwangi, Nancy Kirui, > National Intelligence Service Director General Michael Gichangi, Attorney > General Githu Muigai and Kimaiyo’s deputies Grace Kaindi and Samuel > Arachi.**** > > Raila<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?searchtext=Raila&searchbutton=SEARCH>, > Musyoka and Bungoma Senator-elect Moses Wetangula had planned to hold a > rally in Kakamega on Saturday.**** > >  Kimemia, later explained Wednesday's security meeting was convened to > deliberate > Raila<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?searchtext=Raila&searchbutton=SEARCH>'s > recent claims that he had won the presidential elections.**** > >  He said the meeting upheld a directive by Kimaiyo that banned mass > actions, demonstrations and political gatherings.**** > >  "Such meetings could obsolete gains made from the peaceful conduct of > elections which demonstrated to the world that Kenya’s democracy had > matured and investors were already releasing investment capital," said > Kimemia.**** > > Kimemia said all parties have been banned from holding political meetings. > **** > >  Kimaiyo said they are trying to reach the CORD leaders directly and > diplomatically to implore on them to drop the planned rallies for a while. > **** > > The committee also directed police to disperse crowds that usually gather > outside the Supreme Court in the city saying there are illegal.**** > > But the move can be legally challenged because the Constitution and in > particular the Bill of Rights allows freedom of speech and assembly.**** > > The groups usually meet outside Nakumatt Supermarket and KICC to discuss > general political and current issues. They have been meeting there for more > than a year now.**** > > "We took issue with idle, noisy mobs congregating outside Supreme Court of > Kenya and KICC buildings as they have become a public nuisance and > disrupting Court processes and business operations around the area.**** > > "This will be disallowed since strategic buildings were under security > surveillance and such mobs are a security threat and should be advised to > disperse with immediate effect," Kimemia said. **** > > NSAC urged > Raila<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?searchtext=Raila&searchbutton=SEARCH>to > let the Judges of the Supreme Court to rule on the presidential petition > he had files protesting the results of the March 4 election.**** > > "Court process should be left to those authorised into courts. Any > attempts to disrupt, discredit or intimidate the Courts, IEBC or other > institutions of the State will not be tolerated," said the statement by > NSAC.**** > > The PM has filed a petition at the Supreme Court challenging Independent > Electoral and Boundaries Commission’s declaration that Uhuru Kenyatta won > the presidential election.**** > > On March 9, IEBC declared Kenyatta winner of the presidential election > with 6.1 million votes against > Raila<http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?searchtext=Raila&searchbutton=SEARCH>’s > 5.3 million.**** > > ** ** > > Thé Mulindwas Communication Group > "With Yoweri Museveni and Dr. Kiiza Besigye Uganda is in anarchy" > Kuungana Mulindwa Mawasiliano Kikundi > "Pamoja na Yoweri Museveni na Dk. Kiiza Besigye Uganda ni katika machafuko" > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Ugandanet mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/ugandanet > > UGANDANET is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > >
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