Foreign Affairs PS under fire after comparing Kenya and Dutch police brutality
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’Oei has found himself on the receiving end after comparing Dutch police officers to their Kenyan counterparts.
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’Oei has found himself on the receiving end after comparing Dutch police officers to their Kenyan counterparts.
In a statement via X on Thursday, June 19, PS Sing’Oei said that the Kenyan police officers were not the only ones struggling with the use of excessive force.
The Foreign Affairs PS noted that in 2024, the Dutch police used violence 36,000 times and fired 13 shots.
He went on to share an article by a Dutch news outlet disclosing police brutality in the European nation.
“For those imagining Kenyan police are the only ones struggling with the scope of the use of force: Dutch police used violence 36,000 times in 2024, fired 13 shots,” said Sing’Oei.
The Ruto PS’s comparison between the Kenyan and Dutch police angered Kenyans online, who questioned whether he was in support of the brutality being meted out on Kenyans.
Police officers in Kenya have been under scrutiny in recent weeks following the serious death of teacher and social media influencer Albert Ojwang in police custody at the Central Police Station and the recent shooting of a mask hawker, Boniface Kariuki, during protests in Nairobi CBD.
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Below are some of the reactions from Kenyans to PS Sing’Oei’s comments on police brutality.
Tom Mboya: “As a Kenyan, I am disappointed to read this coming from a senior government official. As if this what about-ism will alleviate the suffering of too many Kenyan families affected by police brutality, or do anything to begin to address the normalization of such a grave issue.”
Cornelius Mambili: “That’s Dutch. We are Kenyans. We care about or nation and citizenry. You want to compare when it suits you. How about you compare their foreign relations globally vs Kenya’s too.”
Wayne Gakuo: “You have no business comparing yourself to the Dutch. Fuata ya kwako and address police brutality that y’all keep bird boxing.”
Abdi: “Stop whitewashing state brutality with shallow stats. This isn’t a numbers game — it’s the blood of our youth on the hands of a regime that fears accountability.”
Peter O: “We’re in Kenya not the Netherlands. Can you kill your kids because your neighbor is doing so Mr. Korir?”
Essie: “No sir, we couldn’t care less about the Dutch police. Our only concern is with what’s going on within the borders of this country we call home. We hold the Kenya police to a very high standard because we care very much about our country.”
Nginya: “It’s a global problem and is even more pronounced in so called advanced democracies. At the core of the problem is the basic concept of what constitutes policing. In the Kenyan scenario, policing is criminally oriented, with little little emphasis on protection.”
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