Former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi has dismissed President William Ruto's recent apology, accusing him of knowing about the abductions of Kenyans.
Speaking on Thursday, May 29, Muturi recalled his son's abduction which he said it took Ruto's intervention for him to be released.
"When I went to President William Ruto and told him that my son had been abducted, he made a phone call to National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director Noordin Haji and my son was set free. Ruto called a government officer which means he knows who carries out these abductions.
"However, many people have been abducted and their families don't know where they are; they don't have anyone to call," he said.
Additionally, Muturi dismissed Ruto's apology, saying it apology lacked meaning in light of serious allegations facing the government.
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"During the National Prayer Breakfast on Wednesday, I heard Ruto asking for forgiveness if they had wronged us; is abducting and killing people not wrong? What is he apologising for? Ruto, take your purported apologies to Sugoi — you're going to be in power for one term," he added.
Speaking during the National Prayer Breakfast at Safari Park on Wednesday, May 28, Ruto tendered an apology to Tanzania, Uganda as well as the Kenyan youth.
"Our neighbors from Tanzania, if we have wronged you in any way, forgive us. Our friends from Uganda, if there is anything that Kenyans have done that is not right, we want to apologize.
"To our children if there is any misstep, we apologize. We want to build a relationship that will make our country great," he noted.
Ruto's apologies came in the wake of remarks by American pastor Rickey Bolden calling for the need of Kenyan leaders to apologize to Gen-Zs for the arrests and internet shutdown during the June 2024 anti-Finance Bill demonstrations.
Speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast, Bolden highlighted the psychological toll that the state’s response may have inflicted on the youth.
“Wouldn’t it be beautiful if leaders stand up and say to our Gen Zs, ‘We had you arrested and we know that had to be traumatising, we are sorry. We shut down the internet, and we know that that’s your primary source of communication, we are sorry'," he said.
