The High Court has given Cord the go-ahead to hold their Madaraka day rally at Uhuru Park this coming Wednesday.
Presiding over the case was Justice Odunga who said that the National Security Council and the State House had not right to ban the rally. He stated that Cord had every right to secure the venue for their rally and were, therefore, not going to be condemned for doing so by anyone.
The Court went ahead and told the police to provide security at the park during the rally.
The ruling comes after the Interior CS, Joseph Nkaissery and government spokesperson, Eric Kiraithe had given a stern warning to the Cord members against holding the rally stating that it would just lead to fracas.
The opposition had earlier on been accused of wanting to hold the rally so as to incite Kenyans against the IEBC since they had been holding weekly demonstrations against the commission. Cord leader, Raila Odinga, however, denied these claims stating that all he wanted to do during the rally was pray for the nation to overcome all the challenges it is currently facing.
That was not the only opposition Cord was facing as Lucy Ngunjiri, a church leader had claimed that she had booked the premises for the same day and had already paid City hall to preserve the area.
With this ruling, the disputes can now be set aside as Jubilee hold their rally in Nakuru's Afraha Stadium and Cord at Uhuru Park.