NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 19 – President William Ruto has directed Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and security agencies to deal firmly with criminal groups, warning that individuals using protests to cause violence will face the law.

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Speaking during the burial ceremony of the wife of veteran politician Henry Kosgey in Nandi, Ruto said Kenya cannot allow violence and chaos disguised as demonstrations.

The President said some young people are being used by politicians who have failed to offer solutions, turning them into tools for causing destruction.

“We do not want a violent nation. When a person lacks a plan and has no ideas, they look for trouble,” Ruto said.

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He argued that the biggest problem is not the young people involved but those who recruit and fund them.

“These goons are not the problem; they are innocent children being used by bankrupt politicians. Those who have no brains are the ones who organize chaos, beat people up and cause losses,” he stated.

Ruto instructed CS Murkomen and the police to take action against criminal elements and those financing them.

“Murkomen and your police force, all goons must be thoroughly disciplined. Those who pay these children must also be pursued,” he said.

The President questioned why some leaders would allegedly encourage other people’s children to engage in violence while protecting their own families.

“You cannot leave your own child at home, go pay someone else’s child, give them stones, machetes and clubs to go and fight other people,” Ruto said.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya