The National Police Service (NPS) has disowned a letter warning the public against gathering around Parliament buildings.
In a notice on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, the National Police Service through its official X page termed the document fake and malicious.
While warning the public against falling victim, the National Police Service boldly claimed that the document was penned by an impostor with criminal intent.
“We wish to caution the general public that the document circulating on social media, claiming to be from NPS, is malicious and fake,” the statement read in part.
“The document is from unscrupulous impostors with criminal intent,” the flagged document read in part.
Details of fake document
The fake document had warned citizens against gathering around parliament buildings, terming it as a designated protected zone under national security regulations.
Titled ‘Warning against unauthorised gathering at or around parliament buildings,’ also bore the signature of the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja.
The malicious document according to the NPS notice further indicated, ‘ As per the law, any public gathering or demonstration around Parliament area must be notified and approved by the police in advance. To date, no such notification has been received in relation to this event. Therefore we must inform you that the gathering is unauthorised and is in violation of the established protocols.’
Disclaimer…!!! 🚨
We wish to caution the general public that the document circulating on social media, claiming to be from NPS, is malicious and fake.
The document is from unscrupulous impostors with criminal intent. pic.twitter.com/Rh8oFWXvCi
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) November 20, 2024
Ruto’s address
This comes even as President William Ruto is scheduled to deliver his third State of the Nation Address to Parliament on Thursday, November 21, 2024.
The State of the Nation Address is delivered in accordance with Article 132 (1) of the Constitution which provides for the President to address a special sitting of Parliament once every year and may address Parliament at any other time.
His scheduled State of the Nation Address was made public by the Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Masika Wetang’ula.
“I wish to inform the House that I have received a message from His Excellency the President conveying that he intends to deliver the 2023 State of the Nation address to Parliament,” Wetang’ula stated.
Speaker Wetang’ula further informed the House of a joint sitting to be held in the National Assembly.
“I wish to notify all Members that a joint sitting of the two Houses shall take place in the National Assembly on Thursday, 21st November 2024,” Wetang’ula pointed out.