The Majority Leader of the National Assembly, Kimani Ichung’wah, found himself in a mix-up while defending the excessive use of force by security officers and the rising cases of kidnappings in Kenya.

During an interview on Aljazeera’s Head to Head program on Thursday, Ichung’wah initially denied any reports of kidnappings in the country. However, he later contradicted himself by admitting that President William Ruto's government was investigating cases of abductions.

“I believe there are no cases where the government is kidnapping people in Kenya. In this time, that cannot happen. Our president promised that never again will we see kidnappings, missing people, or dead bodies being collected from River Yala and other places,” Ichung’wah said at the beginning of the interview.


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But when the show’s host, Mehdi Hassan, asked him about the number of people who have been kidnapped, Ichung’wah changed his statement and said the government was looking into the cases.

“Yes, there are cases of kidnapping, but the big question is, who is kidnapping these people? Some people say it is the police, but the police say they are not the ones. That is why we have investigation officers to check and tell us who has taken who,” he said later.

During the interview, Ichung’wah also attacked Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi, saying that Muturi was soon going to leave President Ruto’s government.


“Muturi has his own reasons for lying. He has personal problems with the president. That is why he was removed as Attorney General during the election time. This issue is still being investigated,” Ichung’wah said.

The host also reminded him of what he said last year in Bungoma. At that time, he claimed that the kidnapped people were hiding themselves inside small rental houses.

This interview has made many people talk about human rights and whether the government is doing the right thing to stop crime in Kenya.

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