Scare at Uhuru Park over unattended bag - PICTURES
Cord principals Hon Kalonzo Musyoka (second left, in black suit) and Sen Moses Wetangula (left) flanked by legislators and supporters arrive at Uhuru Park grounds for an inspection tour of the venue in readiness for Saturday's public rally on Friday May 30, 2014.
There was a security scare at Nairobi’s Uhuru Park Friday afternoon over an abandoned bag with police being called in to check its contents.
Police cordoned off the area, delaying preparations for the rally to be held at the venue on Saturday.
The bag was later claimed by a young man presumed to be its owner.
The Park is the venue for the Saturday’s political rally to be held by the opposition Cord coalition politicians, to welcome home the party principal Raila Odinga.
Mr Odinga is set to arrive Saturday from the US where he has been on a lecture tour for more than two months.
Cord party leaders led by vice president Kalonzo Musyoka addressed a press conference at the venue, where they urged supporters to keep calm during the planned rally.
Earlier Friday, Mr Odinga appealed to his supporters remains peaceful as they prepare to welcome him.
Mr Odinga urged them to exercise restraint and remain peaceful before and after the Cord rally that will be held at Uhuru Park.
He said supporters must keep off the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport due to logistical and security concerns.
