Interior CS Fred Matiang’i says over 250 police officers are assigned to William Ruto, making him the most protected deputy president in Kenya’s history.
Matiang’i, who appeared before the National Assembly Security Committee on Wednesday, dispelled claims that Ruto’s security was withdrawn or downgraded, saying it was only restructured.
He told the committee that Ruto has a three-layered security team comprising a total of 257 police officers deployed to guard him, his residences, and properties. The officers are drawn from the Presidential Escort Unit, the General Service Unit (GSU), Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and Administration Police, among others.
The first layer consists of 85 officers among them 74 officers from the elite Presidential Escort Unit, five GSU officers, and six DCI officers. The group is mandated to offer 24-hour security to the deputy president.
The second layer is made up of 121 officers from the Administration Police and Prison Department and they provide a 24-hour mobile patrol within Ruto’s official and private residences.
The final layer comprises 51 other officers deployed to secure various properties and businesses owned by the deputy president.
Matiang’i said Ruto is the most protected deputy president compared to previous holders of the office.
For instance, Kenya’s first vice president Jaramogi Oginga Odinga had 30 officers, Joseph Murumbi had 22 officers, while Daniel Moi had 34.
Others include Mwai Kibaki (26), Joseph Karanja (22), George Saitoti (30), Musalia Mudavadi (22), Kijana Wamalwa (22), Moody Awori (22), and Kalonzo Musyoka (26).
“Contrary to the allegations made and in view of the tabled evidence, H.E. the Deputy President is the most guarded in the history of the country in comparison with previous equivalent office holders,” said Matiang’i.
The committee had summoned Matiang’i to shed light on the recent changes to Ruto’s security detail that saw GSU officers manning his residence replaced by AP officers.
257 officers on mama mbogas…
257 officers on mama mbogas and tuktuk drivers tax shillings. On small scale farmers and hawkers money. All of whom are hustlers. Now they know.
All this while Museveni’s gova is guarding the loot crossing the border from this thief for sanitization.
Assuming that each officer…
Assuming that each officer takes home 20,000 (including allowances) per month, that translates to 5m per month. Mind you, this is only salary. Some of these officers have government issued vehicles (which includes expenses on gas/petrol, maintenance, insurance, etc). Extrapolate these expenses to the Senators, MPs, and the county government. You can clearly see why the Kenyans are heavily taxed and continue to borrow. The schools and government hospitals have no resources and the insecurity is rife! Can someone please tell us what portion of the annual government budget goes to such expenses? Kenya needs a shred manager (as president) to cut these bloated government expenses and invest in the people.
Now we know what Ruto…
Now we know what Ruto thought it was a waste of time for Matiangi to testify. He did not want us to know the grotesque level of his greedy grabbing
This Ruto got real manyee to…
This Ruto got real manyee to lie to us Askari wametorewa! Kimberly ni mafitina ya kuhoodwink Kenyans to assume Ruto is in danger! Please Ruto why tell Kenyans a bunch of nonsensical lies? Very sad for Ruto to lie while he has 257 police in his pocket alone! Surely a damn hustler indeed! Matiangi should be elected the next president of Kenya for revealing the truth about Ruto’s lies! Why lie DP Ruto?
Please reduce Ruto’s police…
Please reduce Ruto’s police force to a relative lie number of 14 APs! Even that number is still too much for one person!
Ruto has been stealing and he does not work for Kenyans! All Ruto does is campaigning for himself and he does not think about Kenyans!
I counted 8 armed soldiers…
I counted 8 armed soldiers following Ruto to the woods to take a shit there! The only thing that follows me when to go to shit in the woods is one big green fly.
It is always buzzing shiieeeiizz around my butt hole as it picks on the first little tads that comes out as I try to shit!
And this man Ruto has made me to believe that I’m a hustler; for real!! God help me and others who has been conned by Ruto! It is time to move on without Ruto!