On Thursday, Kimani Ichung’wah, the majority leader of the National Assembly, contradicted himself while attempting to defend the escalating number of kidnappings in the nation and the inappropriate use of violent force by security forces.
Speaking on Aljazeera’s “Head to Head” program, Mr. Ichung’wah first claimed that there were no documented examples of kidnappings in the nation. However, he then admitted halfway through the show that the administration, commanded by President William Ruto, was looking into abduction cases.
“I think that in this day and age, there aren’t any instances of state-perpetrated enforced disappearances in Kenya. During the interview, Mr. Ichung’wah stated, “We have an administration, and for the first time, the President committed that such a thing will never again take place in the country: abductions, disappearances, and the collection of bodies from River Yala and any other place.”
The Majority Leader later said that the administration was actively looking into the abduction cases after being presented with the data regarding the number of abductees.
“The main question in certain abduction instances is who is kidnapping the victims. The cops claim they are not the one, but they say they are. In a nation with functioning institutions, we let them conduct the investigations and determine who has kidnapped whom,” he subsequently stated.
Mr. Ichung’wah also attacked Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi during the contentious session, revealing that he was leaving the Kenya Kwanza administration.
The minister lies for a variety of reasons. Justin Muturi, a lawmaker who has a personal grudge against the president, is most likely leaving office. Around the time of the elections, Justin Muturi was fired as Attorney General for a number of reasons. Investigations into the matter are ongoing,” he stated.
The host of the show, Mehdi Hassan, also questioned him about remarks he made in Bungoma last year, in which he asserted that the kidnappees had locked themselves in short-term lodgings.
The setting was the false belief that the nation’s security enforcement agents were responsible for all kidnappings. Agencies have no right to kidnap people, and those who violate the law on computer usage should be tried in court. Not all of the cases involved kidnappings. Someone claimed to have been kidnapped while staying at an Airbnb. According to him, there have been instances of political conspiracies in which politicians were complicit.
The majority leader also admitted that President William Ruto is making a lot of effort to improve the situation, despite the fact that his administration is unpopular.
“What you say is accurate, and the general public believes that the government is unpopular. Two years after winning an election, that is nothing out of the ordinary for any administration, particularly one that took office on the foundation of a failing economy, but things will improve eventually,” he continued.
