A day after goons attacked a PCEA Kasarani East church on Sunday, April 6, where the former Deputy President Rigathi Gachaga was in attendance, the Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, has assured that security agencies will ensure that goons and gang attacks come to an end.
Speaking in Mombasa on Monday, April 7, the CS said that the security agencies across the country will be on alert to ensure that public places, including churches, schools, and the streets, are free from goons.
Additionally, the CS affirmed that the agencies will protect any member of the public who is exercising their rights by the constitution, despite their political affiliations.
"Part of the reason that we are dealing with gangs here is to make sure that there is no place in the Republic of Kenya that will allow any goons or gangs to invade any facility, whether it's a church, school, or even the streets. This country must be led by the rule of law," he said.
"Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere. We cannot allow extrajudicial processes to continue in the country. We must remain a country of law and order, and we do not want to subscribe to any political side. Our purpose is to ensure that everybody can exercise their rights freely across the country as long as they are conducting it peacefully," he added.
The chaos on Sunday in Kasarani saw security officers associated with the former DP fire into the air to disperse scores of youths who had stormed the church.
Gachagua, who labelled the attack as 'insensitive and unkind,' accusing President William Ruto and Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja of sponsoring goons to infiltrate the church. He said the attacks on him had reached a different level.
"My President. What happened to you? In a church? You have reached a different level. You sent me goons in Limuru last week, you sent goons to Nyeri, and now you've sent them to church. You have become bold," he said.
Additionally, following the attack, the Matungulu Member of Parliament, Stephen Mule, threatened to initiate the process of ejecting the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, if he did not focus on protecting the people.
According to the MP, Kanja will be required to conduct an investigation and produce the names of those who sent and paid the goons to disrupt the church service.
The lawmaker said that Parliament is closely assessing the situation to make sure that those responsible for disrupting the church service are held to account.
"How can you engage in politics in a rally in Nyeri and you cannot protect the faithful who have gone to worship in PCEA Kasarani? We are going to call you out early enough; you either style up, or we start a process to remove you from office as members of parliament," he said.
"If you are in a rally in Nyeri, you should have also protected the faithful in Kasarani from attack from goons who have been paid, and we are waiting to see what action you will take. Stop politics, and we have said very clearly that we do not want politics in our security agencies," he added.
