President William Ruto yesterday issued new orders to police officers-barely two weeks after Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen gave a similar directive.
The President gave officers the green light to shoot in the leg anyone who dares to attack a police station or government installation.
Ruto made the remarks in Nairobi, two days after the 35th anniversary of the Saba Saba demonstrations, which have so far claimed the lives of 31 young people, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR).
According to the Head of State, attacking police stations or government installations amounts to a declaration of war, and the police should respond firmly. "Anyone who will attack a police officer or police station...
