Police IG Koome breaks silence on alleged arrest of Gov Kawira Mwangaza as council issues demands
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Inspector General of Police (IG) Japhet Koome refutes claims that the police arrested Meru Governor Kawira Kwangaza
Inspector General of Police (IG) Japhet Koome refutes claims that the police arrested Meru Governor Kawira Kwangaza.
In a statement on Thursday, October 19, IG Koome said Governor Mwangaza on her own violation boarded the police vehicle and later voluntarily alighted from the same vehicle.
“The Governor of Meru on her own volition, boarded a Police Vehicle and thereafter voluntarily disembarked from the same vehicle. In fact, the Governor in her own Press Release dated October 18, 2023 does not mention that police arrested her, other than that there was “heavy police” presence in her meeting,” said Koome.
The Police IG went on to say the National Police Service (NPS) upholds high fidelity to the Constitution, operational independence, impartiality and political neutrality in its role of maintaining law and order.
Koome’s statement comes after the Council of Governors (COG) demanded that the police IG issues a public apology to Governor Mwangaza over the arrest drama.
In a statement on, the governors lamented over the humiliation that Mwangaza underwent during the arrest.
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The governors are also demanding that Koome takes action against the officers who went to interrupt the governor’s distribution of a cow to a needy family.
“We urge the police to refrain from being used to settle political scores and rely on facts and objectivity in the execution of their duties.
“The Council continues to embrace the spirit of cooperation and coordination and we will engage the Ministry of Interior on better collaborative measures to avoid such unfortunate eventualities in the future,” read the statement in part.
The governors also proposed for governors to be handled with dignity during such events with proposals of police summons over arrests.
The Council opined that the two levels of government could coordinate police summons through existing structures.
“The case of mistaken identity therefore presented by the Police is laughable. The action is a flagrant disregard for the Governor’s rights as enshrined in Article 29 of the Constitution. We strongly condemn such bullying and intimidation and reiterate that the Governor’s office must be respected. The actions of the police demonstrate a disturbing pattern of attacking and intimidating Governors,” read the statement in part.
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