As Labour Day celebrations were taking place at Uhuru Park grounds in Nairobi, a group of people including boda-boda operators in Mike Sonko t-shirts temporarily stormed the venue causing a stir among the heavily crowded ground.
However, Governor Mike Sonko has distanced himself from the goons whom he did not have information about going by his body language.
Sonko appeared infuriated by the stir caused by the group and was forced to make an anonymous call which were yet to get information about.
#LabourDayKE: Group of youth including boda boda operators disrupt #LabourDay celebrations at Uhuru Park pic.twitter.com/NeTthdF7Il— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) May 1, 2019
The group carrying a banner and donned in t-shirts labelled Sonko Defence Forces (SDF) made their way into Uhuru Park running, shouting and blowing whistles as presentations by entertainment groups were ongoing.
These are the Goons of Jaguar,
We know them very well, they are the lawless ppl, they ride Boda Boda without any cautiousness in the Town.
And their bitterness, is becos they lost their case in the court of law!
I pity jaguar ,— morphat gold (@gold_morphat) May 1, 2019
It’s, however, not clear whether the Governor had any association with the group.
The situation was, however, contained after security officers swung into action and drove the group away.
The master of ceremony was heard telling the protesters to leave and wait to be addressed by the Governor after the event.
“Watu wa piki piki msipitie hapa tafadhali tafadhali… Security please… Governor yuko hapa atawahutubia baadae. And we will not allow such a thing in future,” said the MC, as the group was led away.