The voice-bold, chilling and unnerved.
“I am telling you this…stop auctioning the Kikuyu community. You can die very easily. Let us see you again one day with Ruto you will face the consequences.”
That was a message to Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wa from an
The lawmaker now believes his life is in danger and his security having been withdrawn by the State only compounds his fears.
Mr Ichung’wa said despite reporting the matter to the police, no one has yet been arrested in connection to the threats on his life. The Police have confirmed that they aware of the threats against the MP and are investigating the matter.
“We confirm that action is being taken and we shall keep you posted on the progress,” they told the Standard .
The vocal MP said the move to withdraw his three body guards last week was a well calculate move aimed at intimidating him so that he can stop supporting Mr Ruto.
“I see the withdrawal of my security as a political move to intimidate and coerce me following threats even to my life to stop working with DP Ruto. Only God knows what they intend to do either to my family or to myself,” said Ichung’wa.
Others who suffererd the same fate courtesy of the Ruto 2022 gospel are Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu , Nakuru Senator Susan Kihika, Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri and his Kandara counterpart Alice Wahome.
But Police spokesman Charles Owino however exonerated the government from blame over the withdrawal of the leaders’ security saying it is in line with the police trans-formative agenda launched last September.
“There was a resolution that protection services fall under Administration Police, in the past, security officers could be drawn from Administration Police, regular or General Service Unit (GSU), now the officers are supposed to be from AP in line with the transformative agenda,” Owino said.