Matiang’i warns those planning violence in the August general election
Matiang’i warns those planning violence in the August general election; saying the police will be ready for any form of violence.
Interior Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiang’i, has warned those planning to reject election results and cause violence will be dealt with accordingly.
Speaking at a clergy forum in Murang’a county on Friday, June 4, Matiang’i stated that security agencies are prepared to deal with any form of violence after the results of the August 9 polls.
Fred Matiang’i instead advised the poll losers to move to court to raise their concerns over the electoral process.
He maintained there will be a smooth transition regardless of the winner in the August 9 presidential vote.
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Matiang’i warns those planning violence
“No one can hold this country at ransom. If you do not like the results, you go to court. If you do anything that is not the court, then you will be met by the Inspector General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai, and me and we shall not treat you very kindly because you are breaking the law.”
“The law is very clear. You do not have a choice, and neither do any of us. When the people of Kenya speak and it is read by the IEBC, we are bound by the law. No one will tell us anything else,” he stated.
The Interior Cabinet Secretary insisted that despite the majority of the CSs supporting Raila Odinga, it will not be a stumbling block for William Ruto declared the winner should he win the polls.
He explained that the government has a duty of ensuring a smooth transition revealing that government officials were preparing their handing over notes for the incoming administration.
“We have taken an oath to enforce the law and I can promise you that we shall enforce it with ruthlessness. When the IEBC announces that a particular person is a winner, our work as the government is to prepare our handover notes.
“Whoever is elected and takes an oath to become the Commander-in-Chief, that is the person you will salute. That is the law. Affiliation is an emotional thing but when it comes to the law, it is a duty,” he stated.
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