President William Ruto on Friday, November 4, criticized calls by Azimio Principal Raila Odinga to invite foreign investigators in the probe of the extrajudicial killings linked to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
Ruto, who spoke during the Launch of the State of the Judiciary and the Administration of Justice at the Supreme Court, stated that Kenya has the capacity to solve the problem with the help of constitutional institutions.
“Kenya does not need advice from Scotland Yard to be able to remove and disband the murderous unit from our police force," he stated.
“We just needed to respect other institutions and do the right thing. Supporting a professional police force will guarantee the security of our forces."
He further reaffirmed his position on strengthening independent institutions and security apparatus in executing their mandate.
According to Ruto, his administration was committed to enhancing professionalism in the police service and consequently curbing cases of human rights violations.
"Supporting a professional police force will guarantee the life of every Kenyan, and we will get rid of the menace of extra-judicial killings.
"We suddenly don’t need the support of institutions built by others, we can build ours," he insisted.
Ruto also vowed to uphold the independence of the Judiciary by enhancing its financial ability and independence.
"If you care about the economy, national security, constitutional rights, you must care about the state of our Judiciary," he stated.
His statement came a day after Raila called for the government to invite Scotland Yard in the probe of the series of suspected extrajudicial killings.
While referring to the investigation into the murder of former minister Robert Ouko conducted by Scotland Yard, Raila expressed his lack of faith in the local investigators.
Raila stated that the current investigations were being used to settle old scores with the former Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
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