Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has called for severe sentences for those behind violent protests.
Speaking during a development tour in Elgeyo Marakwet, the CS said that if the judiciary does not comply in dealing firmly with violent protesters, the country risks descending into anarchy.
“They wanted to taste whether we would take legal action. We will arrest all criminals who are attacking people and burning their property. We have seen demonstrations before, but what we witnessed recently is unprecedented-goons burning police stations, stealing guns and burning courts. That’s not what Article 37 of our constitution provided for”, Murkomen said.
“I ask the courts to be firm. If they don’t, they are going to put our country in trouble. As the Executive, we will be firm, but it is the duty of the Chief Justice and the courts to take the most severe steps to ensure we get rid of these anarchists who want to mess our country”, he added.
He further warned leaders who are fuelling the demonstrations that none of them will be spared.
