File image of Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered security agencies to investigate violence and disruption witnessed during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election.
Speaking on Thursday, July 16, CS Murkomen said perpetrators of violence witnessed in Ol Kalou would face the full force of the law.
“These allegations of some other persons causing havoc in Ol Kalou must be investigated thoroughly, and anyone found culpable must be arrested regardless of what they were doing and who deployed them to Ol Kalou,” Murkomen said.
The Interior CS also said the National Police Service (NPS) had deployed enough officers to provide security during Thursday’s by-election.
“Let me assure Kenyans that the Inspector General of Police deployed enough officers to provide security in Ol Kalou,” Murkomen asserted.
Further, Murkomen underscored the government’s zero-tolerance stance on political violence, saying anyone found engaging in such acts would face the law.
“We want to assure the people of Kenya that we are not going to condone that kind of thing. Any such actions must be investigated, and perpetrators brought to court immediately,” the Interior CS added.
Meanwhile, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has condemned violence, intimidation and disruption reported in isolated areas during the voting process.
The commission maintained that voting is a democratic exercise, and no individual or group has the right to compromise the peace.
“The Commission firmly condemns all acts of violence, intimidation, or disruption reported in isolated areas during the voting process.
“Elections are a democratic exercise, and no individual or group has the right to compromise the peace, safety, or integrity of the process,” IEBC stated.
