Interior CS Fred Matiangí has hit out the Judiciary for being lenient to perpetrators of crime.
Matiangi on Wednesday said it is unfortunate that law enforcement agencies are doing their best to tame acts of violence especially those related to politics but the courts hurting all their efforts.
Matiangi said since the country has not embraced consequences to one's actions and many perpetrators of crime have moved on with a culture of impunity.
The CS was speaking during the country's State of Crime conference in Nairobi.
The CS said for instance the suspects who were arrested in the 2017 electoral violence were presented in court but released on bail and the cases have never concluded.
"We are headed to another election next year, we shall have the same people involved in the same criminal activities, where are we to take them when the 2017 cases are still pending," he posed.
A tough-talking Mating'i said it is unfair for every to be demanding that he acts beyond his tough talk and bring culprits of violence to book.
"I am ready to go beyond that tough talk but what do you expect me to do with the suspects...am I to murder them or put them on firing squad," he said.
He added, "Let us have a candid conversation about these issues. It is not just about the police, we must stop this pretentious behavior and the doublespeak".
Matiang'i said more arrests on electoral violence have been done but Kenya being a democratic society, suspects are released on bail once presented in court.
"We have some people who are on bail more than seven times. Even as a Magistrate, you cannot ask yourself why such person pauses great danger to the society," he said.
Matiangi said it is very unfortunate that minor traffic offenders are rotting in police cells yet such dangerous suspects are roaming outside after securing a very minimal bail of Sh20,000.
"We have a case where a leader grabbed a gun from their bodyguard and shot someone dead. We gathered evidence and took them to court. As we speak, they are still free because they were released on bail with a surety of the same amount," Matiangí said.
"This is so frustrating even for the IG and in fact, it is becoming a ritual for police officers. It is the same situation that is hurting government projects because the courts have issued so many injunctions stopping them," he added.
Matiang'i said a time has come for the Judiciary to give way forward on how they should handle some of the criminal cases.
"We are tire of coming to court for mentions, and by the way who stands to benefit from these many case postponements," he posed.
Matiang'i said moving forward, the security agencies are collaborating on a different strategy that is within the law to handle some of the cases.