Just as anticipated in the numerous meetings by President Uhuru Kenyatta with leaders in Mombasa over Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), the government might was felt at Bukhungu stadium in Kakamega.
Attempts by anti-BBI crusaders to hold a parallel meeting were thwarted by security officers. In order to avert chaos, contingents of officers was deployed in strategic areas including the home of a leader opposed to BBI.