Senator Omtatah Files Case Against IG Kanja, Noordin Haji For Incompetence
Busia Senator and activist Okiya Omtatah filed a High Court case on Monday, December 30, seeking to compel the Inspector General of Police, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, and the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to produce seven people kidnapped by people claiming to be police officers.
Omtatah went to court as the outcry for meaningful government action on the recent spate of abductions in the country grew, and he urged government officials to come clean about the alleged enforced disappearances of Kenyans in recent weeks.
The seasoned campaigner filed the case as Kenyans gathered in Nairobi, Mombasa, and other locations throughout the country to protest the kidnapping.
Omtatah would later join demonstrators in Nairobi’s central business district, as Kenyans armed with placards criticizing Kenya’s Kwanza government took to the streets.
Anti-riot officers were prepared in case of a riot, and water cannons were spotted near the Kenyatta International Convention Centre.
While speaking with reporters after filing the case, Omtatah accused the government of using intimidation to silence its own citizens when confronted with their shortcomings.
Busia Senator and Presidential hopeful Okiya Omtata files petition in court seeking to compel police IG Kanja, DCI and DPP to produce 7 individuals abducted in December ,2024
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“The government is abducting its people in an attempt to intimidate them. So for them to try and pretend that they do not know what is happening is unacceptable,” Omtatah stated.
Omtatah urged the immediate resignation of IG Douglas Kanja, Director Mohamed Amin, and Noordin Haji, the officers in charge of the National Police Service (NPS), DCI, and NIS, respectively.
“To the Inspector General of Police, Director at the DCI and the Director General of the NIS,” he asserted.
“If it is true they do not know what is happening they should resign. If they know what is happening in the country and they are doing nothing about it, they should resign.”
Omtatah described the three public officials as incompetent and accused them of contributing to the escalating number of abductions and enforced disappearances sparking outrage throughout the country.
“They are incapable of performing the duties bestowed upon them by Kenyans. I want to reiterate that the three individuals should pack their goods and go because we cannot allow this form of incompetence in public office” Omtatah added.
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“This is extreme incompetence that borders on sabotaging the security of the Kenyan people,” Omtata averred.
“We can not allow public officials to continue sabotaging our security to the point where we are fearing that the security forces are going to disappear us from the streets.”
Aside from Omtatah, other figures including Raila Odinga, former Chief Justice David Maraga, Rigathi Gachagua, and Kalonzo Musyoka have criticized the government for the wave of abductions that President Ruto promised to cease.
Human rights organizations and bodies, such as the Law Society of Kenya, have also expressed their displeasure with Ruto’s administration in relation to the abductions.
Senator Omtatah Files Case Against IG Kanja, Noordin Haji For Incompetence
