In a letter dated Friday, April 14, Azimio legal representative Paul Mwangi accused the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome of establishing a special squad of rogue police officers to unleash terror on Azimio supporters during protests.
“Japheth Koome established a special squad of police officers known to be rogue and some being accused persons in criminal courts in Kenya facing charges of killing with the purpose of unleashing terror on supporters of Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition party when they were exercising their constitutional right to assemble, demonstrate and picket,” read the letter in part.
The opposition accused IG Koome of acting as a conspirator during attacks on the Kenyatta family’s Northlands farm and the East Africa Spectre Limited, which is owned by Raila.
“At the time of the attacks, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga were the Chairman and Party Leader respectively of the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition party and were openly blamed by the political leadership of Kenya Kwanza including by the President and Deputy President of financing and mobilizing the demonstrations of members of the Azimio coalition,” the letter added.
Speaking to the media on Sunday at his private residence, IG Koome asserted that he will not cower from administering his duty to Kenyans and he will not be intimidated by the letter.
“That letter is being incited by a certain politician. It started with Muthaura, he was taken there and now it is me. Why are they targeting Meru people? Let us stop this tribal matters,” said Koome.
On Saturday , Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua urged Inspector General of Police Japheth Koome to continue discharging his duties unperturbed.
“They are trying to intimidate Police IG Japheth Koome. I want to ask him to continue doing his work professionally. All he did was to protect life and property. Had they not come to the streets, there would be no issue between the police and the demonstrators,” Gachagua stated.
