Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has announced that the state will take action against people who allegedly carried out abductions during recent anti-government protests.
In a statement on Tuesday, Kindiki said any infractions or excesses by law enforcement officers will be investigated and appropriate action taken on those found culpable.
“The Government has noted with concern claims of abductions and enforced disappearances allegedly perpetrated by security personnel.
“All persons within the territory of Kenya are protected from unlawful or arbitrary arrests, abductions, enforced disappearances, or any other illegal method of confining suspected criminals for purposes of investigations for prosecution or for whatever purpose whatsoever,” said Kindiki.
The Interior CS said the government will not condone any violation whether perpetuated by security personnel or by public or private persons.
Kindiki pointed out that Independent Constitutional and statutory agencies will investigate and prosecute any person or official who may be implicated with violating the Constitution by perpetrating confinement of any person outside the law.
At the same time, CS Kindiki revealed that an investigation into the perpetrators of the recent destruction of property during the protests is underway.
“As the conversation on taxation and other priority national issues commence, the process of accountability for serious crimes that resulted in loss of life, destruction of property, and breach of the peace is simultaneously underway,” Kindiki revealed.
The Interior CS noted that the organizers, planners, and financiers of the crimes that were committed against the people of Kenya under the pretext of peaceful demonstrations will be prosecuted once the ongoing investigations are completed.
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