Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen's remarks urging police to shoot anyone approaching stations during protests have raised tension as Kenya grapples with claims of police brutality and deaths linked to ongoing demonstrations.
In a video circulating online, Murkomen told police to act against what he described as arrogance among some protesters who laugh after release from custody. "The problem that makes police shoot at some point is the arrogance after they are caught and released, they come back laughing saying you never took me anywhere and we have told the police anyone that comes closer to a police station shoot them," said Murkomen.
Speaking on Spice FM on Friday, June 27, Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo accused government leaders of fuelling fear with reckless remarks that could encourage violence. "When you say shoot and kill if someone is robbed how will they come and report," observed Maanzo.
Dan Maanzo: When you say shoot and kill if someone is robbed, how will they come and report?
