Friday January 5, 2024 - The High Court has ordered the Inspector General Japhet Koome to allow Busia Senator, Okiya Omtatah, to record a statement over alleged death threats issued by President William Ruto.
Justice EC Mwita issued the orders today in a case filed by
Omtatah on December 29, 2023.
“It is hereby ordered that the pleading be served,” read
part of the court order.
Furthermore, Justice Mwita of the Milimani High Court
directed IG Koome to file a response within 14 days of being served with the
notice.
The matter will be mentioned before the court on January 24,
2024, for further directions.
Omtatah claimed that he was chased away by police officers
at Nyanchwa Police Station on December 19th after attempting
to accuse Ruto of issuing death threats against opponents of the Housing
Levy.
After a failed attempt to convince the officers to allow him
to record a statement, he headed to Mosocho Police Station, where he was once
again chased away.
He thus turned to the Judiciary as a last resort in his
effort to seek legal redress and pressure the police to grant him his
rights.
In the notice filed in court, Omtatah alleged that Ruto
made death threats and harmful remarks against him and other stakeholders
during a ceremony in Mosocho, Kisii, on December 16.
Ruto warned that he would not relent in his quest to achieve
his legacy because he received a sword from his predecessor that gives him the
power ‘to handle’ individuals opposing the housing levy.
"You know I was given a sword. Do you think it's for
cutting vegetables? It's for dealing with all these crooks here. I will uproot
them completely, and Kenya will move forward," Ruto stated.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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