Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen Wednesday cautioned politicians against inciting locals to violence, saying they will face the full force of the law.
He noted that Nyandarua is one of the counties that is enjoying relative peace despite witnessing isolated cases of violent protests recently.
“We have challenges of late when it comes to public protests, political organisers have been using and misusing young people to organise violent demonstrations,” the CS noted.
He put on notice the planners, organisers and executors of the violent protests that they will not be spared regardless of their stature in society.
Murkomen stressed that action will be taken against those who burnt police stations, vehicles and property.
“Going forward, anyone organising demonstrations must work closely with the police officers and remain peaceful as enshrined in the constitution,” Murkomen urged.
“I have said before, we will remain firm and work decisively and will charge everyone.
I saw some people complaining somewhere yesterday that we are charging people with charges of terrorism.
If you burn a police station, vehicles and somebody’s supermarket, the only charges that will be brought before the court are those related to terror.”
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