Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot./FILE
Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot has reprimanded top security officers over the shooting to death of five people by police in Angara Barikoi, Narok County, on Monday.
Cheruiyot gave Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja and Director of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin a dressing-down during a security meeting in the area on Tuesday.
“People were shot on Monday like animals, and they were killed by your officers, the people who you oversee. Surely, IG, when will this problem come to an end in this country?” he posed.
“I do not know if it is poor training of officers or about wrong people getting the job.”
Cheruiyot noted that in the past, officers would immobilise someone during a confrontation.
“Sometime back, when there was a confrontation, police would immobilise you. They did not kill you. These ones are shooting in the head,” he lamented.
Cheruiyot, who is also the Kericho senator, urged the two security chiefs to ensure they leave behind a legacy worth remembering.
“Do you want to be remembered as a commander of a killer squad?” he posed.
Cheruiyot urged the two not to leave Narok without taking firm action against officers responsible for the killings.
“DCI Amin, you do not have any job here. People have already done your job. They have already investigated and told you who were responsible for the killings. Your work now is very simple; arrest and charge them in court,” he stated.
On Monday, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen vowed legal action against anybody who will be found to have fanned the violence.
Violence erupted over a piece of land. Local residents, claiming historical ownership of the land, blocked the main road to prevent land officials from surveying the area.
The protest quickly escalated into violent clashes with police officers, leading to injuries on both sides.
Local leaders, including elders, have stepped in to mediate, urging both the community and authorities to avoid further violence and engage in peaceful dialogue to resolve the land dispute.
