A standoff ensued at Kinoru Stadium in Meru County after Tanga Tanga leaders led by Senate Majority Leader Kicphumba Murkomen and Gatundu MP Moses Kuria left the stadium before the BBI rally had come to an end.
As they left, a good number of people from the stadium were seen accompanying them.
However, the speaker was forced to cut short his speech after incessant noise from the crowd brought business to a standstill.
The drama unfolded minutes after Senator Murkomen had spoken.
In his speech, Murkomen castigated the BBI process saying it will not change the well being of the nation adding that government should focus on delivering its manifesto.
Murkomen tore into the ODM leader Raila Odinga accusing him of calling President Uhuru Kenyatta a witch and a chick that was hatched by the computer.
Murkomen noted that there was a need to respect DP Ruto in the BBI process saying he was elected together with President Uhuru Kenyatta and the two are a pair.
Murkomen and Moses Kuria nust stopped reggea in Meru pic.twitter.com/JRoVXA6r3R
— S H Y B E N S O N (@shybenson) February 29, 2020
However, Meru Governor Kiraitu Murungi noted that the Meru meeting was a testament that they respected democracy adding that anyone was free to leave and enter the venue at his pleasure.
The two leaders had arrived late at Kinoru Stadium at a time when leaders had taken seats and the meeting had begun.
Mwaka wa 2020 ni mwaka kuambiana ukweli. Asanteni sana watu wa Meru na Mlima Kenya kwa kukubali tukemee siasa za utapeli. Kazi nzuri ndugu Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen.
Posted by Oscar Kipchumba Sudi on Saturday, 29 February 2020
They missed on seats and they stood throughout the meeting, save for Murkomen who was accommodated by Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua.
The leaders were accused of arriving late, with ODM Directors of Election faulting them for missing seats.
This is not the first time the two leaders have been denied seats.
During the Kitui BBI meeting, the leaders arrived at a time when the BBI meeting had begun and found that all seats had been occupied.
A standoff ensued as Kuria demanded a seat leading to an incident where the MP was pictured sitting on the ground at the venue.
Here is how Kenyans reacted to the move by the leaders:
Kenyans like fighting against each other for no reason; Pro-BBI: Moses Kuria has been chased from the #BBIInMeru ; Anti-BBI: Moses Kuria has left with a good number of people… Kenyans trying to weigh their power online…. Pure madness
— Aldrin Ouma Oduor (@AldrinOuma) February 29, 2020
Kipchumba Murkomen and Moses Kuria Missed Seats in #BBIInMeru and that why they've just walked out of the #BBINonsense meeting.
There's no way they're presence could be ignored. #BBIMtKenyaEdition pic.twitter.com/g2E7r1G10M
— igweLEVY (@IgweLEVY) February 29, 2020
You can mention Moses Kuria, Sudi et al for all we care. Nobody can stop reggae. I have one vote but Uhuru has 20 million votes.
— 6th April 2021 (@matesobilachuki) February 29, 2020
It goes without saying that William Ruto and his tangatanga brigade are frantically trying to stop reggae but the wave is too strong for the anti-BBI group to do it! Moses Kuria walking out and trying to create a scene is a good example! No human being can stop reggae!!
— THE TRUE PATRIOT 🇰🇪 (@johnnguyo1) February 29, 2020
So @HonMosesKuria seems he has won won it by walking out of the studium, feels he is the genius, very shameful and disrespect to the GEMA Community,….#moseskuria#BBIMtKenyaEdition
— Edwin ochieng (@EdwinFrancisOch) February 29, 2020
What did they expect Moses Kuria to do? Stand all day? And nobody should use coming late as an excuse because anyone else would have had a seat however late it is. But si ni #BBINonsense
— Barnabas (@BKiplimo) February 29, 2020
Stupid Kenyans thinking Moses Kuria left with the crowd;which crow?He left with hired goons who he paid purposefully for that kind of drama and shenanigans.Its high time we stop glorifying sucg immature politics.Shame on you Moses Kuria. #BBIInMeru
— Emmanuel Pere 🕗 (@emmanuelperuz) February 29, 2020
It’s high time for Kenyans to open their eyes, what benefits does BBI has to common mwananchi?instead of bringing people together it divides, if you can’t support BBI you are unwanted person in the country, do you force us to support Beba Baba Ikulu (BBI) NO! NO!!
Who is murkomen? He only has one vote and let him not to dream that we shall be following him.Shame on him.
2020 is just near and we shall show him dust.Murkomen is like Baruk kibet who is also think our vote are on their wollet
Why think like a sukuma seller plz
What’s going on in Kenya now is non other than BBI which stands for; Breaking Bridges Initiative n not Building Bridges Initiative as it was thought of. If Kenyan president goes on keeping quiet n watch his “brother” busy setting base for chaos in the country, Then he will end up in regrets. Xo plz Mr prezo, use the powers bestowed on u by innocent Kenyans n bring this destructive Initiative into a halt.
Kiraitu is right all have aright to their opinion. Bbi is a Raila vehicle if he misses this chance he should blame his ancestors.
BIb is the ONLY WAY to end our problems as a nation.in fact UHURAILA Has got it right…Kenya will be one nation with no useless bloodshed every electioneering period….NOBODY CAN STOP REGUE!!
BBI is the ONLY WAY to end our problems as a nation.in fact UHURAILA Has got it right…Kenya will be one nation with no useless bloodshed every electioneering period….NOBODY CAN STOP REGUE!!
Hi Kenya’s we need to respect one another esp in opinion if a group plans a meeting and an ant- comes to display something contrary like murkomen and kuria it shows immeturity esp on democracy. Competition is good when you win the vote not to disrupt others
If you dont support BBI please keep off take your message elsewhere