President William Ruto has castigated the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights over claims that people were massacred in Githurai during the anti-government protests.
A charged Ruto debunked claims that over 200 people were killed by the police following a confrontation with the locals after the protests.
Speaking at a Town Hall meeting in Mombasa on Sunday, July 28, 2024, the Head of State further wondered why the human rights body funded by the government would make such unsubstantiated claims.
“When the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights stepped forward with fake news and said 200 Kenyans had been massacred in Githurai, it was a flat lie.
“Surely, a whole institution that is supposed to be self-respecting and paid for by the government of Kenya. How can they go and tell the country that 200 Kenyans have been killed? Which was utter falsehood,” Ruto affirmed.
Promise on those missing
At the same time, the president reaffirmed his government’s commitment to address the issue of forced disappearance.
Responding to a question about missing persons during protests, Ruto announced that he is committed to taking up the matter himself.
The Head of State thus implored families of missing persons to step forward so that he could take up their cases.
“If there is any Kenyan who has disappeared, I want people to step forward and say Kenyan so and so has disappeared. I will be very happy to deal with it.
“Under my administration, I have said there will be no disappearance of Kenyans again; there will be no extrajudicial killing of Kenyans; I have said that with clarity,” Ruto insisted.