Meeting in Nairobi on Tuesday, January 7, the 25-member team of MPs from the National Assembly and the Senate observed that the recent events, among other excesses by the state operatives, were threatening the safety, dignity, and democratic rights of every Kenyan citizen.
The legislators maintained their onslaught on the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) director Mohamed Amin, whom they faulted for failing in their mandates of protecting Kenyans and bringing to book the perpetrators of the extrajudicial acts.
Reading mischief in the recent abrupt release of the abductees held during the 2024 December festivities, the lawmakers petitioned the state to constitute a probe team that would establish the circumstances in which the young men were abducted.
“We call for a thorough and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding these abductions, as well as appropriate action against all individuals involved, we do so with a lot of hesitation since the police have denied responsibility, they have demonstrated a lack of impartiality, they are conflicted and remaining beholden to the executive despite them being an Independent Institution under our Constitution,” they said.
They asked the president to sanction the release of the remaining abductees held from the anti-government protests in 2024. In the midst of their concerns, the lawmakers expressed being troubled by the lack of accountability on state officers. They were troubled that even with the freeing of the abductees, no one was presented to face justice.
