State House spokesman Manoah Esipisu, during his usual Sunday press briefing confirmed that an intruder was shot dead by a GSU officer at State House Nairobi last Sunday.
Mr Esipisu alluded that the unidentified man was shot near a perimeter fence far from the main building within State House and that the incident was being handled by security personnel.
The suspect is believed to have illegally accessed the highly-guarded grounds by jumping over the fence shortly before 5 pm. It was unclear whether he was armed.
The intruder was spotted by an elite GSU squad at the parking area before he was shot dead.
The State House spokesman also dismissed claims that Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and other senior staff cadre were campaigning for the President indicating that they have a duty of accountability to the Kenyan people.
According to Esipisu, Cabinet Secretaries were merely describing the investments made under President Kenyatta and the impact thereof, and why therefore it is important for the President to be re-elected to continue with the task of transforming Kenya.
Mr Esipisu also addressed concerns indicating that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Administration failed in ensuring equity in access to electricity through the Last Mile Connectivity Project and primary school connections.
He explained that Western, Eastern and Nyanza are among the regions that have witnessed the highest increase in new connections and dismissed – as baseless – any suggestion implying some parts of the country have been sidelined in the Government’s effort to improve the lives of Kenyans through provision of electricity.
“Any persons or organisations insinuating that the Government’s effort to provide electricity could be skewed in favour of some regions do not know what they are talking about and could not be further from the truth,” Esipisu stated.
The Spokeman concluded his remarks by paying tribuate to the Late Janet Kanini Ikua who passed on Saturday after a long battle with lung cancer.
"We join the family and friends of Janet Kanini Ikua in mourning her passing on. Janet was a much loved and much respected media personality whose commitment to accuracy, objectivity, and non-partisan reporting made her work truly outstanding, and which, in terms of her legacy, her former colleagues at NTV and the media fraternity should emulate. Janet fought bravely against cancer, ultimately losing that fight. But her bravery, and her public awareness campaign may yet have led to hundreds seeking diagnosis earlier, and therefore saving their lives. May the Lord rest her soul in eternal peace." he Eulogized.
