Former President Uhuru Kenyatta says his two sons own six duly licensed firearms for self-protection after the government withdrew security officers attached to them.
Speaking during a roundtable meeting with the Editors from various news outlets, the fourth head of State explained that they were only meant for protection.
Kithure Kindiki, the interior cabinet secretary, announced over the weekend that three homesteads in the Karen region were the subject of a security operation aimed at seizing 23 firearms, some of which are thought to have been used in illicit operations.
According to former president Uhuru, the raid was a farce and questionable. He said the security personnel tried to create allegations against his eldest son.
The action follows a Friday order from the Guns Licencing Board requiring the family to surrender 28 firearms.
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On Friday night, officers purportedly from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) allegedly searched his son Jomo's residence in Karen, Nairobi, for weapons.
After the raid, Uhuru criticised the government for targeting his family members and for taking away Mama Ngina Kenyatta, his mother and the former first lady of Kenya, from protection.
He swore to protect his family from any assault and dared the authorities to confront him rather than target his family.
Uhuru has additionally demanded proof from people who accuse him of participating in the protests organised by the Azimio-One Kenya Coalition against the high cost of living.
He stressed he is no longer in active politics and is enjoying his retirement, having handed over power to the sitting government.
