Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi during the burial of National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula's mother in Bungoma on January 3, 2025/ HANDOUT
The government has guaranteed all Kenyans of their safety amid reports linking state security officers to be involved in possible abductions of several citizens.
Speaking on Friday, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi defended the government saying reports of abductions particularly of young Kenyans are a falsehood to paint the state security personnel in bad light.
“President William Ruto guarantees security for every citizen. It is the responsibility of the government to protect and serve all Kenyans. We have to protect but also deal with those who violate the law,” he said.
Mudavadi was speaking in Mukhweya, Kabuchai constituency in Bungoma County during the burial of Mama Ann Nanyama, the mother to National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula.
He said police are keen to ensure that law and order is maintained in the country, since without peace and security the country will not make any strides towards positive economic progress.
The police have since refuted any allegations of their involvement in the reported abductions in the country.
“The Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli who is the son of the soil, is here and he can attest to the position that has been taken by the police service regarding these reports. The police are here to serve and protect all Kenyans,” Mudavadi said.
The reports on abduction have sparked a widespread public outcry in the country with citizens seeking accountability from the government.
Mudavadi urged Kenyans to remain patriotic and support the government for it to deliver on its promises to the citizens.
“We should be very careful of what we wish for our country as citizens. Security and national stability remain paramount for this country to develop and compete on the regional, continental and global front,” he said.
Mudavadi said Ruto’s administration had to make hard decisions in its first two years in power to get the country’s economy back on track.
He said public debt and pending bills had grounded the economy of the country and there was an urgent need to make the right decisions though painful at the moment.
“In the first two or three years after taking power you have to make difficult decisions rather than populist decisions. This is what President Ruto has done to ensure that he turns around the economy of this country,” he said
“Ruto had to bite the bullet and do away with fuel subsidies, for example and subsidize production rather than consumption.”
