Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua failed to address a promised rally at Kamukunji Grounds on Thursday despite pledges by his Democratic Congress Party (DCP) allies that the gathering would cap his return from a 43-day trip to the United States.
Gachagua touched down at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at 1 p.m., where he was received by DCP Deputy Party Leader Cleophas Malala, Nyandarua Senator John Methu and other supporters who had gathered earlier.
His convoy later left for the city in a procession promoted by his team as the "mother of all peaceful processions." On Monday, Malala had announced plans for what he described as the "mother of all peaceful processions" from JKIA to the Nairobi central business district, culminating in a public rally at the symbolic Kamukunji Grounds. "We shall have a mother of all peaceful processions from JKIA to CBD and later address a public rally at Kamukunji Grounds," Malala said.
However, speaking later on Thursday, Malala accused the government of frustrating the event, claiming police were deployed to block Gachagua's reception."We wanted to receive our party leader but they deployed police officers.
