Kenya Deputy President William Ruto has officially welcomed a new team of his security days after he protested the downgrading on his security team.
On Thursday, August 26, officers from the General Service G-Company unit that form part of the Presidential security were withdrawn from the Deputy President’s official residence in Karen and replaced by the Administration Officers drawn from the Security of Government Buildings Unit.
Taking to his Facebook page on Monday, August 30, the deputy president said he had a cup of tea with his new security team.
“Sharing a cup of tea with the new security team as I welcome them to the official residence of the Deputy President,” Ruto said.
It is understood that a total of 77 GSU officers were withdrawn from his residence and replaced with 26 from officers from Security of Government Buildings Unit (GBU) of the administrative police service.
Over the weekend, the former Eldoret Member of Parliament protested the downgrading of his security team claiming that his life was in danger.
However,speaking on Sunday, August 29, after attending a church service at St Augustine Catholic Church Bahati, Nakuru County, the Deputy President said he had no problem being guarded by the Administration Police who replaced the GSU at his residential homes.
The former Agriculture Minister said if the main purpose of redeploying the GSU officers from his residential homes is to protect the lives of Kenyans and the country as a whole, then he has no objections.
“If the GSU have work to serve Kenyans elsewhere for instance those troubled with cattle rustlers, then they (APs) can assist me at home. And if the APs are also needed elsewhere, they can even bring G4S to my home. I have no problem,” Ruto said.
