President William Ruto has vowed that he will never allow violence to be used as a form of political currency in Kenya.
Speaking on Tuesday, Ruto said violence has led to loss of lives of innocent Kenyans.
The president said this will not be tolerated, just like extra-judicial killings are not allowed.
"Another culture of impunity of past, present and other leaders using violence as a currency for politics in Kenya and in so doing occasioning loss of lives of other citizens. That cannot be. The same way we said no to extra-judicial killings, we have said no to violence as a means of politics in Kenya," Ruto said.
The Head of State added that he is ready to have discussions about anything else, but not violence.
"We can discuss all other matters but violence must not be in the equation of our politics as a country."
This comes a few days after Ruto said that he will not compromise on the security of the people of Kenya.
Speaking in Lamu, Ruto said destroying Kenya through demos will not happen again under his watch.
"There are those who want to destroy Kenya, kill Kenyans and I will not allow that, it is not negotiable," Ruto said.
"Making sure that we are a secure nation is one thing we must all agree on, we can negotiate everything but not Kenya's security."
The president's remarks were targeted at the opposition who had resorted to hold weekly protests to get the state to engage them.
