Presidential candidate Fred Matiang’i has urged Kenyan leaders to cease interfering with police operations and to promote peace ahead of the upcoming elections.

• Matiang’i called for calm and restraint, emphasizing the importance of national stability over political confrontations.
• Key individuals involved include Fred Matiang’i, Jubilee presidential candidate, and former Interior Cabinet Secretary.
• He specifically warned leaders against pressuring institutions like the Inspector General’s office and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

The National Police Service (NPS) has established six mandatory rules for public rally organisers across Kenya, emphasizing adherence to the law and public safety.

• Organisers must notify the regulating officer at least three days before the event, with the notice submitted no more than 14 days in advance.
• The NPS mandates that rallies and processions be held between 6am and 6pm.
• These regulations come as the Linda Mwananchi movement, led by Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, prepares for rallies in Kisumu on Sunday, April 26, and Vihiga on Saturday, April 25.

Martha Karua, leader of the People’s Liberation Party, rallied a crowd in Karatina, Kenya, calling for a new era of leadership focused on service and accountability.

• Karua urged citizens to reject both the current regime and any leadership that represents "the same failure in a different form."
• The opposition leader highlighted her own public service track record as evidence of her credentials.
• Her remarks come as political leaders intensify engagements ahead of upcoming elections, adding to opposition calls for reforms.

Kisumu is experiencing rising tension ahead of a planned Sunday rally by the Linda Mwananchi brigade, with local leaders and residents urging for calm and issue-based political discourse.

• Local Bunge La Mwananchi members, including Salim Onyango and Joshua Owino, have called on visiting leaders like James Orengo and Edwin Sifuna to focus on their development agenda and avoid inflammatory rhetoric.
• Artisans in the juakali sector and traders at the Kisumu bus terminus expressed concerns that political divisions could negatively impact their livelihoods and the peace the city has enjoyed.
• Organizers emphasized the need to preserve the peace in Kisumu and prevent the rally from inciting violence, while also noting support for cooperation under the broad-based government arrangement.