The National Police Service (NPS) has disowned a letter warning the public against gathering around Parliament buildings.
“We wish to caution the general public that the document circulating on social media, claiming to be from NPS, is malicious and fake,” the statement read in part.
“The document is from unscrupulous impostors with criminal intent,” the flagged document read in part.
Titled ‘Warning against unauthorised gathering at or around parliament buildings,’ also bore the signature of the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja.
The malicious document according to the NPS notice further indicated, ‘ As per the law, any public gathering or demonstration around Parliament area must be notified and approved by the police in advance. To date, no such notification has been received in relation to this event. Therefore we must inform you that the gathering is unauthorised and is in violation of the established protocols.’
The State of the Nation Address is delivered in accordance with Article 132 (1) of the Constitution which provides for the President to address a special sitting of Parliament once every year and may address Parliament at any other time.
His scheduled State of the Nation Address was made public by the Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Masika Wetang’ula.
“I wish to inform the House that I have received a message from His Excellency the President conveying that he intends to deliver the 2023 State of the Nation address to Parliament,” Wetang’ula stated.
Speaker Wetang’ula further informed the House of a joint sitting to be held in the National Assembly.
“I wish to notify all Members that a joint sitting of the two Houses shall take place in the National Assembly on Thursday, 21st November 2024,” Wetang’ula pointed out.
