President William Ruto has broken his silence after the Azimio anti-government protests on Wednesday that saw several protestors shot dead and properties of unknown value destroyed.
Speaking in Chogoria, Tharaka Nithi County, President Ruto vowed to go after Azimio la Umoja leader Raila Odinga and his financiers over the mayhem.
“I want to assure Kenyans that we will not allow the Handshake brothers to hold our country hostage by causing violence and bringing chaos so that they can stop us from educating our children, planning youth employment and supporting our farmers to produce food so that we can get rid of the shame of hunger. They will not succeed. We will go hard on them,” said Ruto.
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua accused former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila of hiring goons to cause violence so that they can be accommodated in the Kenya Kwanza government.
“This plan of hiring youths to cause chaos is by Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga to force President Ruto to bring them into the government,” said Gachagua.
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki earlier stated that the government does not fear going after Odinga after the chaos that occurred on Wednesday.
Speaking while opening the Kiserian Police Station in Kajiado County, Kindiki stated that no one is above the law.
“I have heard that people on social media are talking about many things, and they believe that because these demonstrations have progressed there is nothing the government can do about it. I have heard others say that so-and-so cannot be touched by the government. I want to say that there is one constitution in Kenya. There is no law for ordinary citizens and a law for the ministers,” said Kindiki.
