Raila accuses Ruto of abetting lawlessness and impunity
Raila accuses Ruto of abetting lawlessness and impunity over DPP Noordin Haji move to drop cases against government officials
Azimio Coalition leader Raila Odinga cited an incident where he claimed criminal gangs acting as auctioneers raided and demolished a family’s home in Nairobi’s Westlands Estate, terming it an act of impunity.
Additionally, he warned that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji’s decision to drop charges against government officials, as well as the frequent occurrences of daylight crimes and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI(DPP) )’s profiling, would only return the nation to its dark past.
In a statement on Thursday, Raila warned that the country would soon see a fast return of the old custom, in which those with political connections would harass and steal from foreigners and innocent locals alike.
“A general sense of lawlessness is taking shape. Our security appears to have deteriorated overnight, with widespread incidents of daylight crimes, making families lose their loved ones to thugs in broad daylight, particularly in Nairobi,” Raila said.
Raila lamented that the developments come at a time the government is “profiling the DCI and dividing the National Police Service into good and bad officers.”
He insisted that recent developments in which the DPP dropped cases against government officials including Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and the “willingness of the Judiciary to dance to the tunes of the Executive, point to the fact that as a country, we are flirting with lawlessness.”
“This is the easiest way to lose a country to criminals,” he said.
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