Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Nkaissery has apparently threatened to withdraw security details of politicians who link the police to criminal activities.
Nkaissery said the politicians, mostly from the opposition, were tainting the image of police officers without any evidence.
“They have become incessant by throwing dirt all over the place and not even giving peace to departed souls. They are happy when people die so they can take advantage by accusing our police officers of not working,” said Nkaissery as published by The Star on Monday, May 16.
The minister did not mention anyone specifically but the statement was clearly directed to CORD leaders.
Top opposition leaders have openly pointed accusing fingers at the police following the killing of businessman Jacob Juma. Jacob Juma was shot dead by unknown gunmen on the night of Thursday, May 6, on his way to Karen.
A postmortem conducted on his body revealed that he was shot twice on the chest, with the bullets getting out through his back. The postmortem also revealed that Jacob Juma suffered severe right arm injuries, an indication that he struggled with the killers before he was shot dead.
CORD co-principal Moses Wetangula said police officers should be treated as the gun used to kill Jacob Juma, AK-47, was only in the hands of the police.
Another CORD co-principal, Raila Odinga, claimed that Jacob Juma was murdered because he unearthed the Eurobond saga and the National Youth Service scandal that linked the Jubilee government to corruption and misappropriation of funds.
Raila went ahead to call for US’s Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Britain’s Scotland Yard to take over investigations .
“The government itself is already a suspect in the case. We suspect that the country’s security forces are behind Jacob Juma’s murder and that is why we cannot allow the government to carry out the investigations,” he said.
The leaders have since been directed to record statements with the police on what they know about Jacob Juma’s murder. About 20 people have been summoned for questioning
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