Malik Abong’o Obama, the half-brother of US President Barack Obama has written to President Uhuru Kenyatta protesting against a police order that requires him to remove the Kenya and USA flags he has been flying outside his home-cum-hotel in Kogelo, Siaya County.
Malik has been flying the two flags in front of the home, which he has christened Barrack Hussein Obama Recreational and Rest Centre. The man has been ordered by police to remove the flags from his business premises.
For two years Abong’o has been defying the orders saying it is his constitutional right to fly the Kenyan and US flags in his Nyang’oma Kogello village.
The county chief police has ordered officers manning Kogelo Police Station to ensure the flags are removed but Abong’o wrote to President Uhuru Kenyatta protesting the move.
Abong’o says the order denies him his constitutional right to possess a Kenyan flag. The concern comes ahead of the planned visit of President Obama to Kenya in July. Last week Obama said his visit is critical for entrepreneurship.
Anonymous says
Malik fly the flag,bendera si ya mama yao
Sethinsky says
This are archaic laws people fly flags for the love of their country .travel anywhere in the World you will see people flying flags in their homes,businesses etc I don’t see any crime the man is doing flying the flags.
Police should direct their energy to fighting crime than harassing innocent citizens.
Misplaced priorities
kiprono arap tanui says
Kenyan lawmakers are pure monkeys running around parliament, they should be relocated to Nairobi national park, or maybe to masai mara. No kenyan should be denied the right of flying a flag anywhere in the country. Crude minded people, this mpigs are worse than donkeys and more so the jubilee guys.
NIC KIPCHUMBA says
Sir Respect Ta Police Order Baring In Mind Te Security Situations In Te Country
kim s says
Don’t removed I have been erecting it for years now wakuje!!
Anonymous says
Kim wacha aibu dogo dogo. ‘don’t removed???????’
anonymous says
The police should shift their energy in fight crime, wateva the chief county is doing is very petty the flag is pride of every Kenyan despite dying like chicken in our own country, find something better to do.
Twala Mbaazi Subuhi says
Waliosema Gazeti ni ya kufunga Nyama, Je bendera? Haya basi tufunge Nywele nayo!
Gikambura Mbwapanya. says
Call them negative and misdirected energies,so what harm does that flag cause them? kama hao polisi ama sijui army ndo wanabebwa kama makondoo huko yumis,so flag imekosa? Malik ket gino gi thwon kalitnegi to gi wach chon mondo wachok kodgi gokinyi.
collins says
Stupidity on the part of police, for heavens sake why do they harass some one just cause of hoisting a flag…!? They should direct there energy in protecting kenyans who die daily because of insecurity in kenya
Lumumba says
we now see the motives of this government. They are cheap.
majangaa says
what does the flag symbolize according to constitution, let’s those police read first before harassing innocent civilian.
Lenairoshi says
The other day al-shabab erected one in an abandoned police post,so why not go 4 them?
Joseph says
Why should he remove the flag,what offence has he committed?
mkenya, says
you fellows posting shit, toeni hizo bendera kabla nifike ,kumbaf
simpo says
remind them thats the US small embassy infact they shud leave everthing guns,uniform,boots n ID at the gate as the enter becouse of security rezon.
abmanjothi@hotmail.co.uk says
what offence is he creating by just flying an american flag, and to me kenya police should pull their socks up and get the real creaminals