Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen is on the spot over the use of terrorism charges against protesters.
Speaking during an interview on Citizen TV, Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo pushed back on Murkomen's remarks, saying the determination of who qualifies as a terrorist lies with the courts, not government officials.
Murkomen, on July 23, accused the LSK of siding with "terrorists" by challenging the strict terrorism charges and bail conditions for protesters arrested during recent demonstrations. "I reiterate, as a member of the Law Society of Kenya, I totally disagree with those who want to make it look cheap when we say that people burning police stations, supermarkets, county vehicles, houses, and stealing guns should be treated as criminals.
These are clearly acts of terror," he said.
