Transport and business were paralysed for over three hours as police dispersed the crowd which had gathered to welcome the former governor for a planned rally. This comes after the Supreme Court earlier this month upheld Governor Twaha's 2017 election. Read: Supreme Court upholds Lamu Governor’s electionThe apex court ruled the Court of Appeal did not err by upholding his win, which Timamy had lodged an appeal against. Things, however, didn’t go as planned on Saturday as police turned the Mpeketoni meeting chaotic after lobbing teargas cannisters at the crowds. When contacted, Lamu County Police Commander Muchangi Kioi termed Timamy’s planned rally in Mpeketoni as illegal as it had not been authorised.

Source: The Star February 17, 2019 11:15 UTC