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Deputy President William Ruto on Tuesday, August 18 came out strongly to condemn police brutality, however remarks he had made previously on the same subject came back to haunt him.
Ruto was reacting to the recent arrest of three Senators, Cleophas Malala (Kakamega), Christopher Lang’at (Bomet) and Steve Lelegwe (Samburu).
The Deputy President highlighted the continued intimidation of leaders and citizens by investigative agencies among other state actors.
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An angry mob protesting in Kenya FILE
“The abuse of police and criminal justice to bully citizens, threaten and intimidate leaders and now blackmail senate is wrong. Very wrong. It’s not the reason millions woke up early to vote for us,” noted Ruto.
However, in an interview with CNN back in October 2017, Ruto was asked about the opposition accusing the police of being heavy-handed on citizens.
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"It is unfortunate that every other time a Kenyan dies as a result of violence… and we regret any death that has happened, about six people have lost their lives, every death that happened in Kenya is investigated both by the police and oversight authority.
“However much of this violence is orchestrated, it is sponsored, in fact in 9% of our country, Kenyans did not vote,” replied Ruto to the question.
This was after Baby Samantha Pendo was killed in her family’s home by alleged security forces pursuing protesters and became the face of police brutality at the height of post-election violence in Kisumu in 2017.
There are a number of conflicting figures on the exact number of deaths caused by police in 2017 following the August 8th elections.
According to Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, Kenyan police killed at least 33 people, possibly as many as 50.
The 37-page report titled "“Kill Those Criminals’: Security Forces’ Violations in Kenya’s August 2017 Elections,” documents excessive use of force by police.
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