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Chaos rocks Kasarani Stadium's VIP entrance as leaders stream in for Azimio La Umoja event

Leaders arrived with supporters making it impossible for the security to turn them away.

In Summary

• Supporters of various political leaders crowded the entrance to some point that they blocked entry to the main stadium.

• At some point, the pickpockets were caught by the police after a section of the supporters alerted the security officers.

The most secured entrance at the Azimio la Umoja event at Kasarani reserved for VIPs turned chaotic despite the presence of heavy security.
The most secured entrance at the Azimio la Umoja event at Kasarani reserved for VIPs turned chaotic despite the presence of heavy security.
Image: MAUREEN KINYANJUI

The most secured entrance at the Azimio la Umoja event at Kasarani reserved for VIPs turned chaotic despite the presence of heavy security.

Supporters of various political leaders crowded the entrance to some point that they blocked entry to the main stadium.

The most secured entrance at the Azimio la Umoja event at Kasarani reserved for VIPs turned chaotic despite the presence of heavy security.
The most secured entrance at the Azimio la Umoja event at Kasarani reserved for VIPs turned chaotic despite the presence of heavy security.
Image: MAUREEN KINYANJUI

The entrance was meant to be of VIPs alone but some arrived with supporters making it almost impossible for the security to turn them away.

The security team was however alert as some of the supporters turned out to be also thieves who were on a looting spree.

Supporters of various political leaders crowded the entrance to some point that they blocked entry to the main stadium.
Supporters of various political leaders crowded the entrance to some point that they blocked entry to the main stadium.
Image: MAUREEN KINYANJUI

At some point, the pickpockets and thieves were caught by the police after a section of the supporters alerted the security officers.

At this juncture, the Maasai dancers and singers who had aligned themselves to usher in guests were forced to cut short their performance.

One thief was caught with four mobile phones and was cuffed and taken to the police station.

A poster of Maina Njenga seen outside Kasarani Stadium in the mis=dst of the chaos.
A poster of Maina Njenga seen outside Kasarani Stadium in the mis=dst of the chaos.
Image: MAUREEN KINYANJUI

The supporters refused to go to the podium as they wait for their favourite political leaders at the entrance.

It got more chaotic as Embakasi East MP Babu Owino arrived accompanied by hundreds of supporters.

The entrance was meant to be of VIPs alone but some arrived with supporters making it almost impossible for the security to turn them away.
The entrance was meant to be of VIPs alone but some arrived with supporters making it almost impossible for the security to turn them away.
Image: MAUREEN KINYANJUI

Babu was seen carried high by his supporters as he entered through the VIP entrance as security personnel watched.

Edited by D Tarus

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