Interior CS Kithure Kindiki warns Raila after unveiling Youth Wing
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Kindiki warns Azimio leader Raila Odinga over countrywide rallies after the unveiling of Youth Wing
Kindiki warns Azimio leader Raila Odinga over countrywide rallies after the unveiling of Youth Wing.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki sent a stern warning to Azimio leader Raila Odinga over the ongoing rallies held every Sunday.
Kindiki warned Raila that if he disobeyed the law or caused any disruptions to businesses, he would be subject to the entire weight of the police force during a press conference at Harambee House on Monday, February 6.
Although he acknowledged that they had the right to hold peaceful protests, he reaffirmed that any disorder would not be tolerated.
“Politicians come from various sectors, some of them from the opposition, but my business is to hear from them, what they think we can do to make our country safe, period. As to their politics, they can go and do it elsewhere. Some of them are doing demonstrations, I have no business with that, I don’t care. But on one condition, they keep law and order.
“The day they will try to break the law, breach the peace, incite public disorder, that is the day the full weight of the ministry of Interior will come on them. They can do rallies so long as they don’t disrupt businesses, don’t insult,” he stated.
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Kindiki affirmed that his Ministry would hunt down influential figures whose purpose was to hurt the country for commercial or political gain.
“We have completely depoliticized the security sector and we’re not available to discuss, or engage in partisan politics. You’ve heard the president himself say that he doesn’t want the support of security agencies to do politics and he has enough supporters and leaders elected on his party who will help him transact his politics.
“Therefore, if any leader of whatever political formation is implicated in hurting our country for political or commercial reasons, I have made it clear in my consultations with them that we will be ruthless with them.”
Further, the Interior CS deployed 9,000 officers in various security hot spots to combat criminal activities within the regions. He affirmed that the deployment would be on a security need basis.
“The new officers will be deployed to security hot spots across the country immediately to further buttress the security of our people and their property,” he revealed.
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