Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has reacted to changes in Deputy President William Ruto’s security which took place last week.
According to Kalonzo, such changes and security challenges are normal for people in leadership positions in Kenya.
Speaking during a church service on August 29, Kalonzo also stated that the Deputy President deserves to be protected.
“My friend William, welcome to Kenya, this is Kenya. But everybody’s basic rights must be preserved. He shouldn’t be worried,” Kalonzo said.
He narrated how he faced security threats after the 2017 General Election, but nothing bad happened to him.
“I remember when we were going for the mock swearing in at Uhuru Park, we were teargassed. I escaped into my car, found Raila Odinga hiding in the driver’s seat,
“That day, all my police officers were withdrawn, and am still alive. Karibuni Kenya, Utazoea tu!” he said.
Kalonzo’s comment comes after public uproar following changes in William Ruto’s security, where the General Service Unit (GSU) officers manning his homes were replaced by Administration Police (AP).
After the changes were made, William Ruto wrote to the Inspector General of police, demanding answers on the actions.
Through his Chief of Staff Ken Osinde, Ruto questioned the connection between the withdrawal of the GSU and the public statements of persons declaring that the deputy president will not be there in 2022.
“Is it the case that suspicious persons in AP uniform have been deployed at the residence with orders to facilitate sinister schemes against the deputy president, which the withdrawn GSU refused to implement?” Osinde posed.
Days later, Ruto downplayed the security changes, saying it’s not a must for him to be guarded by the GSU.
“And if the APs are also needed elsewhere, they can even bring G4S to my home. I have no problem,” Ruto said during a church service in Nakuru on August 29.
