- Raila Odinga, the leader of the Azimio la Umoja coalition party, faced a roadblock in Narok after attending a prayer and thanksgiving event
- A police lorry obstructed his motorcade, leading to negotiations with the police officers
- The police cited an ongoing crusade in the town as the reason for the road closure, but Raila Odinga insisted on his right to pass
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Narok - Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party Leader Raila Odinga's motorcade has been blocked on his way to Narok.
Raila was in Narok to attend a prayer and thanksgiving event, and when he was leaving for Narok town, a police lorry blocked his motorcade.
Raila's car, those of other leaders and chase cars were forced to park on the road as they negotiated with police officers on why the road was barricaded with a lorry.
A person speaking from one of the high-end vehicles requested the police boss on site to allow them to pass.
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"Police commander on site. Kindly allow us to pass," the voice from the car said.
They called the police officer in charge to explain why the road was blocked, to which he responded that there was a big crusade in town.
"Your Excellency, there is a big crusade in town, and if you guys go there, it will be disrupted," the police boss said.
A furious Raila Odinga said there was nothing to negotiate because a highway could not be closed because of an ongoing crusade in Narok town.
"No, but we are going home. I am a former prime minister of this country. You cannot block me because there is a crusade in town. You cannot tell me anything. This is a highway," Raila angrily said.
They managed to negotiate and asked the police boss to lead the way and leave them once they passed Narok town.
Chaos as heavily armed GSU officers block Raila Odinga
This is not the first time Raila has been blocked by security officers.
During the anti-government demos, he was blocked from accessing Nairobi CBD.
On Friday, March 10, the ODM leader's convoy was temporarily blocked on their way to condole with the late Mama Grace Onyango family.
The former premier's chopper had landed at the Kisumu Yacht Club from his Migori rally and opted to use the Kisumu State Lodge diversion.
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