President William Ruto on Thursday called on all security officers to abide by the rule of law regardless of their ranks within the police service.
The Head of State, who spoke during a ceremony to install Inspector General Douglas Kanja as the Inspector General of Police at State House in Nairobi, noted that heeding the rule of law was the only way to secure the country’s democracy.
According to the President, the cardinal principle for the stability and progress of a nation was in the leaders’ ability to follow the law.
“To secure our democracy, the rule of law is the bedrock. All of us irrespective of who we are, the offices we occupy, our status must respect and submit to the rule of law,” Ruto stated.
Inspector General of Police nominee Douglas Kanja Kirocho during a media briefing on July 23, 2024.
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“It is a cardinal principle for us to secure our democracy for us to remain a stable and progressive democracy.”
In equal measure, President Ruto called on Kenyans to support all the security agencies to ease their job of ensuring the safety of all the people.
“We need to remind ourselves that both security and stability of our country is necessary for our development and stability and it calls on all of us to support our national police service,” Ruto remarked.
President Ruto’s sentiments came a day after he called on the National Police Service and the Judiciary to work together for the good of the people of Kenya.
Speaking during the launch of Reforms of the Police and Kenya Prisons in Nairobi, Ruto noted that a squabble between the two institutions should be averted since it was likely to hamper service delivery.
According to the President, despite both institutions being independent government agencies, there was a need for the two to coexist peacefully.
“I am acutely aware that the National Police Service is an independent and so is the Judiciary but ultimately we have one master, the people of Kenya,” Ruto said.
“I want to ask all of us to work together selflessly for the good of the nation. We must make sure we work together towards serving Kenyans,” he added.
President William Ruto addresing a crowd during the launch of Climate WorX at Korogosho Nairobi, September 12.
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