DP Gachagua responds to Raila over the ICC letter
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Gachagua responds to Raila over the ICC letter as he calls on IG Koome not to be intimidated
Gachagua responds to Raila over the ICC letter as he calls on IG Koome not to be intimidated.
On Saturday, April 15, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua watered down former Raila’s letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC), which accused the administration of using excessive force against protestors.
The DP asserted during his speech to a political rally in Nyandarua County that Raila and his group should be sent before the Hague on charges of causing property damage and human casualties.
“In fact, the people who should be taken to ICC are those Azimio characters who have destroyed the life and property of the people of Kenya,” Gachagua countered, daring Raila to demonstrate after Ramadhan, as threatened.
Gachagua, moreover, instructed Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome, to continue executing his duties without fear.
‘I see they want to intimidate the IG, but I ask you to continue doing your job professionally. Had they not come to the streets, there would have been no issue between the police and the demonstrators. So let them keep their people at home, “Gachagua stated.
“IG if those people come to the street, do your job in accordance with the Constitution of Kenya. Protect the life and property of Kenyans,” the DP directed.
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He reiterated that the government will not be coerced, daring Raila to return to the streets as long as they do not destroy other people’s property.
“We are not like the previous government that agreed to the handshake, we are stronger,” Gachagua, who was in Nyandarua County, to oversee the planting of over 10,000 trees to save Ol Bolossat Lake, stated, responding to the letter drafted by Raila’s lawyer Paul Mwangi.
In the letter, Raila outlined nine demands for the ICC, including with the court to look into Kenya’s political situation.
Azimio further charged that the IG set up a rogue police team to hunt down its followers during the protests.
“The squads are reported to be dressed in plain clothes to operate outside the normal command structure and to take direction directly from select commanders appointed for that purpose by Japheth Koome,” the letter read in part.
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