Former Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale insisted on Saturday that the Mumias rally at Nabongo grounds will go on as scheduled.
Police from GSU unit had been deployed in Mumias, cordoning off the venue to block supporters of Khalwale's team.
But the famous politician insisted that he has explained to the police the need to allow the meeting to take place.
“I have met the police chiefs in Kakamega and explained to them what the law says about their decision to cancel our meeting. We have informed them that our meeting is on and all they need to do is provide security,” said Dr Khalwale.
Dr Khalwale said the Kakamega consultative forum on the Building Bridges Initiative at Bukhungu Stadium and the one in Mumias were 34 kilometres apart.
“All we need is for police to provide security. The two meetings are miles apart and reasons being given by police to cancel our meeting are not convincing,” said Dr Khalwale.
This comes after it emerged that ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi and his Ford Kenya counterpart Moses Wetangula had opted to join the rest of the leaders at a BBI meeting in Kakamega.
“I can confirm the two leaders will be here, as you can see there are seats reserved for both Wetang'ula and Mudavadi,” a Ford Kenya leader said.