There was tension in Bomet county on Saturday, as the government moved in to prevent any sort of rally that was planned to castigate the ongoing Mau Forest evictions.
This comes barely three days after a section of Kalenjin politicians condemned the competed evictions, threatening to take legal actions against the government.
Initially, area youth had planned a rally at the Bomet Green Stadium over the same issue, which was, however, called off hours earlier.
However, authorities did not take chances at all, deploying contingents of anti-riot police in Bomet Town, with the stadium being completely cordoned off.
Bomet Central County Police Commander Musa Omari Imamai said that the authorities were taking caution, after the police heard about the rally.
"It is normal patrols over reports we had about a prayer rally which had been banned and we did not want to leave anything to chance,” he said.
He added that the police also had information that the rally was going to be a big one, and judging with the fact that the police are tasked with the role of protecting Kenyans and their property, caution had to be taken.
“There was fear after word went round that no business would be allowed to operate because of the planned rally," he added, as the rally planners accused police of causing fear.
Some business owners in Bomet Town closed their shops fearing a possible confrontation between the police and locals
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