Uhuru slams police for allegedly being used by Gov’t to settle political scores

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has hit out at the National Police Service (NPS) for what he termed as being used to settle political scores by the State.

Speaking at the Jubilee Party headquarters in Nairobi moments after factions linked to EALA MP Kanini Kega and former Ndaragwa MP Jeremiah Kioni clashed over the party's leadership, Uhuru intimated that the police turned a blind eye to goons who caused mayhem and destruction at the grounds during the incident.

"Hii si mali yetu; ni kukopesha tumekopesha. Hii ni mali ya wenyewe; kuna majirani mnawatupia teargas ndio mchukue nyumba kwa nguvu. Hiyo sio haki, hiyo si sheria. Afisa wetu wa polisi jameni fuateni haki. Tumewaona mara mingi mkichukua barabara ya kukosa kufuata haki," said Uhuru.

"Kupiga kijana kama huyu, kumuumiza na hana shida isipokuwa kulinda haki yake, na polisi wanasimamia watu wakiharibu mali ya mtu," he added, in reference to a security guard who was allegedly assaulted during the incident.

Uhuru added that all police officers have taken a constitutional oath to serve and protect Kenyans regardless of their social standings and political affiliations, further noting that the incident at the Jubilee Party headquarters left a bad taste in his mouth.

"Tendeni haki; mliapa ya kwamba mtailinda nchi, wananchi na katiba...tafadhali fanyeni hivyo na msikubali kutumiwa vibaya," he said.

"Mkitumiwa vibaya, mtaharibu sheria. Sisi tunaheshimu sheria na hatuna shida nayo, lakini sheria yafaa kulinda wananchi."

He likewise slammed the Kenya Kwanza administration for supposedly meddling in his party's affairs and pushing for the ouster of Kioni as Jubilee Secretary General.

"Wakati wananchi waliamua vile waliamua, tulikubali uamuzi na tukaendelea. Tulikadhibia wale walioshinda haki yao na sisi hatuna shida nao. Lakini tunasema pia hao wanastahili waheshimu haki yetu kama wanachama na hii ni chama yetu," he said.

"Sisi hatuna vita na mtu. Tunalinda chama yetu na wale ambao hawataki waende tu na wakwende kwa amani hakuna haja ya kusumbua watu."