THE STANDARD By
Josphat Thiongó |
January 26th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Interior PS Karanja Kibicho (centre) at his office in Nairobi yesterday, after he recorded a statement at the DCI offices in Nairobi over recent utterances by former Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko. [David Njaaga, Standard]
Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho has declared war on former governor Mike Sonko and vowed to sue him over claims that they jointly participated in crime in 2017.
Sonko, while speaking in Dagoretti on Sunday at a function where he had accompanied Deputy President William Ruto, claimed him and Kibicho, disguised as ODM supporters, planned chaos in Nairobi during the 2017 electioneering period.
He also blamed politics for conflict over water and pasture.
“When we are moving towards an election, you see an escalation in inter-communal tensions, some of them relating to pasture. But if we are being sincere, some have a relation to political activity,” the CS said.
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The three-hour meeting at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development in Nairobi was called to discuss security and administrative issues.
Present were governors Ali Korane (Garissa), Mohamed Kuti (Isiolo), Mohamed Abdi Mohamud (Wajir), Garissa Town MP Aden Duale, Isiolo Senator Fatuma Dullo, Nominated Senator Abshiro Halakhe and Wajir Woman Representative Fatuma Gedi.
President Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo | Jeff Angote | Nation
Only 5,000 invited guests will be allowed into the Nyayo National Stadium during this year’s Jamhuri Day celebrations on Saturday.
Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho said the decision was made due to the Covid- 19 pandemic that has forced everyone, including the government, to adopt a ‘new normal.’
This will be the 57th Jamhuri day and will be held at the refurbished stadium which has a carrying capacity of 30,000 people
“This is an easier one for us because Nyayo Stadium is complete. We will see a very diminished number, from the 30,000 that usually get to Nyayo stadium. So we will only be inviting 5,000 members of the public, we will issue cards to them so that the issue of social distancing does not become a challenge to them,” he said.