The upcoming meeting, scheduled for Saturday, May 31, 2025, comes shortly after the High Court blocked police from arresting the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) deputy leader, following his application for anticipatory bail.
Although police thwarted his rally on May 24, 2025, Malalah has vowed to proceed with the event in Kakamega to engage with supporters after his recent elevation to the helm of DCP.
The DCP party announced on its social media pages that Malalah will hold a second rally in Kakamega on Saturday.
“It’s about to go down. The 2nd Coming of the DCP Party into the Western region. Kakamega, get ready to host,” Malalah captioned a poster shared on X.
Taking to
his official social media accounts on the night of Thursday, May 29, 2025,
Malalah described the rally as the DCP’s “second coming” into the Western
region.
According to the event poster, the rally will take place on Saturday, May 31, 2025, and will feature several party officials and leaders who will accompany Malalah.
The announcement came a day after the High Court granted him anticipatory bail, blocking police from arresting him in connection with the chaos witnessed in Kakamega the previous weekend.
Justice Diana Kavedza of the High Court in Kibera issued the order on Wednesday, May 28, after Malalah filed an application claiming he had received credible information that DCI detectives were planning to arrest him.
According to court documents shared by the DCP party, Justice Kavedza ruled that while DCI and ODPP officers may investigate and charge Malalah, they are barred from arresting or detaining him.
“The applicant herein is admitted to anticipatory bail in the sum of Kenya Shillings One Hundred Thousand (Sh100,000), to be deposited in court,” the judge directed.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the respondents are at liberty to investigate or charge the applicant for any criminal conduct. However, they shall not arrest or detain the applicant in view of order (II) above or until further orders of the court.”
She further directed Malalah’s lawyer to escort the former UDA Secretary General to the DCI offices for interrogation within five days, and not later than June 3.
Earlier, on May 27, police in Kakamega had given Malalah 72 hours to report to the Western Regional Police Headquarters without fail.
Speaking to the press in his office, Western Regional Police Commander Issa Mohamud said the former senator must appear to record a statement over the chaos that disrupted the party’s rally in Kakamega.
“Malalah should report to my office any time from now. We expected him on Monday to record a statement regarding Saturday’s incident, but he did not show up. The file is in progress, and he must comply within the next 72 hours. If he fails, we will arrest him wherever he is in Kenya,” said Mohamud.
Teargas and running battles between police and DCP supporters erupted on May 24, 2025, in Kakamega as DCP officials, led by Malalah, kicked off the party’s tour of the Western region.
The DCP deputy party leader was accompanied by Senators Methu Muhia (Nyandarua), Karungo Thang’wa (Kiambu), and other party officials.
Malalah later alleged that police had used live bullets during the incident, insisting that the gathering had been peaceful.
“I strongly condemn the use of brute force, live bullets, and unnecessary teargas by our security agencies to disperse a peaceful procession merely welcoming home their leader,” he said.
