Rift In Ruto’s Cabinet Over Abduction Cases
Justin Muturi, Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Human Capital Development, has chastised the government for taking the continued abductions in the country for granted.
Speaking on Friday, the CS encouraged the government to accept responsibility for its shortcomings in all sectors, including incidents of abduction.
“There can never be a situation where the government says it does not know what is happening. We must own up to our efficiency where they have been pointed out or where they have occurred,” the CS said.
Muturi chastised the administration for claiming that it has no idea what is going on or who is behind it, citing recent examples of abductions in which six young people went missing over the Christmas vacation and have yet to be discovered.
" Government cannot say it doesn't know who is abducting Kenyans"- JB Muturi! pic.twitter.com/ygFq3mL4xd
— The Kenyan Vigilante (@KenyanSays) January 3, 2025
“We cannot be here and talk about young souls that have been taken away all over and allege we do not know who has taken them. We cannot say we don’t know. We are the government,” the CS continued.
Since the beginning of the abductions, there have been instances of finger-pointing and blame among officials and key stakeholders.
While President William Ruto pledges Kenyans that his government will endeavor to put an end to the abductions, neither the Director of Criminal Investigations, the Inspector General, the Interior Ministry, the National Police, nor the government itself have identified the perpetrators.
During the burial service for National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula’s mother on Friday, National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah accused former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of being behind the abductions.
Drama as Angry Kimani Ichungwah Lectures Natembeya Face to face for saying Kenyans are being abducted!!Shame on You Governor! pic.twitter.com/YfhR90KocQ
— Mutembei TV (@MutembeiTV) January 3, 2025
“Gachagua was the orchestrator of abductions so that he could blame President Ruto,” Ichung’wah said.
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The Kikuyu MP also lambasted Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya for criticizing the government over the abductions.
Gachagua quickly responded to Ichung’wah’s claims, claiming that the government is struggling to restrict his sincerity on crucial subjects.
“The problem with Kenya is the issue of constant lies, and that is probably why I was axed from the government because I stood for the truth,” the former DP asserted.
On December 30, 2024, the High Court ordered the immediate release of the six people thought to have been kidnapped by state agents, instructions that have yet to be carried out.
Rift In Ruto’s Cabinet Over Abduction Cases
