Matiang’i advises Kenyans to plan to reject election results
Home Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said police would take tough action against Kenyans planning to reject the August 9 election results and protest in the streets.
Speaking at a clergy forum in Murang’a county on Friday, June 4, Matiang’i said security agencies are ready to deal with any form of violence after the election results were announced. of August 9 by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).
Instead, the SC advised election losers to go to court, saying it was the right way to raise concerns about the electoral process.
Kenyan police during a previous security operation.
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“No one can hold this country to ransom. If you don’t like the results, you go to court. If you do something that isn’t court, then you will be greeted by the Inspector General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai and me and we won’t treat you very well because you’re breaking the law.
“The law is very clear. You have no choice, neither do any of us. When the Kenyan people speak and it is read by the IEBC, we are bound by law. No one will tell us otherwise. thing,” he added. he stated.
Furthermore, he claimed that the government would hand over power to the next government regardless of who wins the August 9 presidential election.
He insisted that the position of a majority of CS supporting the candidacy of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga will not be a stumbling block for Vice President William Ruto in case he is declared the winner .
“We have been sworn to enforce the law and I can promise you that we will enforce it ruthlessly. When the IEBC announces that a particular person is a winner, our job as government is to prepare our passing notes to be able to.
“Whoever is elected and sworn in to be Commander-in-Chief is the person you will salute. It is the law. Affiliation is an emotional thing but when it comes to the law it is a duty,” he said. declared.
Matiang’i explained that the government has a duty to ensure that there is a smooth transition, even though he revealed that government officials were preparing their handover notes for the incoming administration.
The Interior boss was one of the CSs criticized by the Ruto-led Kenya Kwanza faction for his partisanship, further alleging they planned to rig the polls.
However, the CS defended themselves from the attacks by questioning why the DP had no problem when they campaigned alongside it in the 2017 general election.
DP William Ruto addresses a crowd during a Kenya Kwanza rally at Msabaha Stadium in County Kilifi on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
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