President Kenyatta has apologized for the brutality meted on Kenyans by police officers enforcing the dusk-to-dawn curfew.
Uhuru conveyed the apology to Kenyans n Wednesday during a televised video call with Brian and Brenda, who have recovered after testing positive for coronavirus.
“I apologize to all Kenyans for excesses that happened during implementation of the curfew. I want to assure you, that if we work together and understand that this problem needs all of us, we will overcome,” Uhuru said.
The 10-hour daily curfew running from 7 pm to 5 am took effect last Friday and is part of the measures the government has taken to avert the spread of Covid-19.
There was a public uproar after police officers enforcing the restriction were caught on camera using excessive force on those found outside after 7 pm. Most cases of police brutality were reported in Mombasa, Nairobi, Nakuru, Kwale, and Meru.
“I want to thank those in Mombasa who are now orderly crossing the ferry. I want to thank all those who are ensuring that they maintain their work schedules while allowing our Kenyans to leave their places of work on time in order to beat the curfew,” Uhuru said.
“We as a government are preparing for the worst but together with 47 million Kenyans are hoping and praying that we do not have to take further measures,” he added.
Over the weekend, Deputy President William Ruto urged police to practice restraint while discharging their duties.
God protect Kenyans from…
God protect Kenyans from enemies within and without. Bible prophecies being fulfilled right and left. God bring imperialism,colonialism, and slavery to a halt. “Let thy will be done on earth as is in heaven”.
Save Kenyans, Africans in Africa and in the Diaspora from planned and unplanned evil and from their enemies!!
Kenyans have always been…
Kenyans have always been killed by imperialism,colonialism, Neo-colonialism, multi-national corporations and now by new world order. Where are those apologies??
400-500 years of slavery of Africans in Africa and in the Diaspora are about to end not by man but by divine intervention.
We are calling on God to judge every creature on earth according his actions.
That is the Bible prophecy that is being fulfilled now. Time for Revelation and Restoration!
Let us wait and watch!!
How many days late. How…
How many days late. How about ordering the police person and whoever was supervising them be fired. Stop making excuses.
There is no need to…
There is no need to apologize. Brutality was the right; you beg the Kenyans to obey the order and they will not. But they listen and do when brutality is imposed. Saving lives is more important to Kenya that hurting a few to achieve the life saving end. No mercy.
I agree. You can be allowed…
I agree. You can be allowed to endanger your own life with endless arguments, but you should not be allowed to endanger Other People’s lives too. And you cannot be a Judge in your Own Case, for Obvious reasons. Ruthlessness, the China and South Korea way, is what is achieving results against Covid-19.
Behaviour exhibited by…
Behaviour exhibited by kenyans of utmost ignorance and demeaning of state laws now and times before have metarmophosized into a nation of “big heads”and “dont care”citizens and the only language they well understand is when law enforcers descend on them mercilessly.This has also been propagated as an example by our political class acting like there are no laws of the land and if any devoid of respecting them making it a hard cancer to uproot among the public so yes uhunye no need to apologize.Hit them hard and save the many.
Why apologize to people who…
Why apologize to people who can’t heed the issued directives! They need to be clobbered, but do kit shoot to kill! They asked for everything that happened to them! You are told to stay home because of curfew, just do it! Don’t be selfish to get out there and cause unwarranted chaos.