Raila apologises over chaos at Azimio meeting in Nairobi

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition party leader Raila Odinga has apologized for the chaos witnessed during the Azimio meeting in Nairobi.

In a statement Raila said he regrets the unfortunate events, sending his unreserved apologies to journalists and leaders caught up in the melee.

He added that the coalition will take stock of the events and seal loopholes that led to the security breach.

This comes after the venue at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation was stormed by youths.

Raila said that even though some are known, many of the youths who stormed the premises are unknown to the parties.

“The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Foundation (JOOF), the venue of yesterday’s meeting, has successfully hosted important events at more defining moments in the country, without any such ugly incidents,” Rail said.

The planned Azimio post-Parliamentary Group (PG) meeting address in Nairobi turned chaotic on Wednesday, with Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka's speech disrupted and the attendees forcefully ejected from the premises.

The goons subsequently turned their attention to journalists covering the briefing, forcefully bundling them out of the venue.

Azimio consequently suspended the address but later issued a statement highlighting resolutions from the PG meeting, key among them that the coalition would not be part of the proposed broad-based government mooted by President William Ruto in the aftermath of the nationwide demos.

Further, Azimio demanded the immediate apprehension of rogue police officers implicated in the maiming, deaths and kidnappings of peaceful Kenyan protesters since the start of the Finance Bill demos on June 18, 2024.