The Azimio La Umoja coalition is free to hold their consultative meeting in Nairobi, police said Tuesday.
More personnel were deployed to the venue of the planned meeting to ensure safety.
This is out of fears of among others terrorism and thuggery.
Nairobi regional police commander Adamson Bungei said the coalition had notified them of the planned meeting at historic Kamkunji Grounds.
Bungei said the police had been meeting to plan how to cover the event.
“We will be there for peace and safety. They are free to talk,” he said.
Previous street protests – which were called off to make way for the inter-party talks – have always ended in bloody running battles between police and opposition supporters.
In most cases, police have used excessive force to disperse demonstrators.
This came ahead of the planned rally to be attended by top Azimio leaders and their supporters over the Finance Act, 2023.
Azimio leader Raila Odinga is expected to return to the country on Tuesday morning after a long break in Poland.
Some of the supporters said they will welcome him at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ahead of the people’s Baraza at the Kamkunji Grounds.
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There is a likelihood of the return of a fresh wave of anti-government protests after the rally.
The planned consultative rally could mark the resumption of street protests following the passage of punitive tax measures that will add to the already high cost of living.
President William Ruto Monday assented to the law.
Odinga was on a weeklong trip to Poland where he attended a round table with other opposition leaders.
Ruto has since issued a warning to opposition leaders, saying his government will not allow violent protests and destruction of property.
Odinga, in a recent press conference before leaving the country, had told his supporters to be on standby while declaring that “should Ruto overrun the National Assembly, we will regroup and overrun him in the wider National Assembly of the entire people of Kenya“.
