ODM Party leader Raila Odinga during a rally in Kibera on Sunday. Photo/PATRICK VIDIJA
Police have cancelled a Cord rally that was to take place in Eldoret on Friday.
Other rallies that were planned in Iten and Kapsabet towns have also been cancelled.
Police say they had to cancel the rally after learning that goons had been hired to disrupt the meeting.
“The Cord meeting that was to be held on June 27th 2014 will not take place because of the volatile security situation in the area,” said part of the letter signed by senior police officer Patrick Lumumba on behalf of the OCS of Eldoret town.
Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago has also bared Cord from using venues in the town for rallies due to what he termed as tensions in the region over the planned meeting.
The rally was to be held at 64 stadium in Eldoret town.
Chairman of ODM in Eldoret Kipkorir Menjo and other Cord leaders attempted to secure other venues in Eldoret including the Sports Club and Huruma Grounds but were informed that the rally cannot be held at any of the venues.
Menjo and other Cord leaders in the region protested over the move but said they had decided to call off Raila's rallies indefinitely.
Governor for Elgeyo Marakwet Alex Tolgos and Deputy Governor for Nandi Dominic Biwott had also vowed not to allow the rallies by Cord.
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