Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Justin Muturi has once again criticized the government over cases of abductions and extrajudicial killings, taking direct aim at his boss, President William Ruto.
Addressing the media on Friday at City Mortuary, where the bodies of two of four young men abducted in Mlolongo were found, Muturi expressed outrage at the continued disappearance and murder of Kenyan youths.
“This is murder most foul. It is only fair that, at this point, the country shelves any other business to discuss this matter of abductions and extrajudicial killings,” he said, calling for an immediate halt to such incidents and a full investigation into the growing crisis.
“It is not right that parents like these can go for over 40 days searching for their loved ones while we sit somewhere claiming to be discussing the economy. Economy for who? If we are killing and abducting young people, then who are we building the economy for?” he posed.
Muturi decried what he described as the normalization of extrajudicial killings, saying the government has a duty to protect its citizens rather than preside over their deaths. He also emphasized that during the campaign period, President Ruto vowed to end forced disappearances, yet they continue unabated.
“The buck must stop somewhere. Mr. President, I am calling upon you now to order an end to these abductions and open an inquiry to examine how these things have been happening. We cannot normalize this. These are very young lives that have been taken away. Their parents have been agonizing,” he stated.
