DP Gachagua Slams Police For Supervising Evictions In Nakuru’s Rongai Estate

In a startling turn of events, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has unleashed a scathing attack on the National Police Service (NPS) for their blatant disregard of the law. Apparently, the NPS overlooked the eviction of over 105 families from a parcel of land that they had illegally occupied in Kiriko village, Rongai, Nakuru County on Wednesday. This has left Deputy President Gachagua in a state of utter disbelief and dismay.

During his speech in Nakuru on Saturday, the Deputy President pulled no punches as he condemned the actions of the police officers. He reiterated that the police have a duty to protect the lives and property of Kenyans, and not to turn a blind eye when property is destroyed. The fact that the police were complicit in the eviction is something that Gachagua cannot come to terms with.

"I am deeply saddened to stand here as the Deputy President and witness the utter disregard for the rule of law by our police officers. Their primary duty is to serve and protect, not to condone the destruction of property," he said.

The Deputy President further expressed his disappointment in the police officers' lack of empathy towards the evicted families. He suggested that before evicting the families, the police should have come up with a plan to temporarily relocate them to new grounds. However, this suggestion fell on deaf ears, and the police went ahead with the eviction without a care in the world.

"If there was a court order, the police should have taken it to a police intelligence committee so that they could deliberate on where the evicted persons would go," he said.

The Deputy President also revealed that the police commander who led the operation, Nakuru County Police Commander Peter Mwanzo, has since been recalled to NPS headquarters, and that the state will take action against him. The Deputy President warned that any police commander who conducts such evictions without consulting the County security and intelligence committee will be acting alone, and that the government will not tolerate such behavior.

"I want to tell officers who have such habits to change immediately. The regime of oppression and brutal evictions is a thing of the past since the current government cares," he concluded.