Aden Duale, the defense cabinet’s secretary, attacked opposition leader Raila Odinga on Saturday, accusing him of inciting post-election violence.
Duale claims that Raila is now in charge of post-election violence rather than peaceful protests.
He declared that the administration must take action going forward to bring about sanity in the nation.
“I am speaking as the minister of defence, that this time round the property and lives of the people of Kenya will be protected by the government elected by the majority of people of Kenya,” he said.
Thursday was the third time the opposition was staging anti-government protests in the country in a bid to pile pressure on president William Ruto to agree to its demands.
The demonstrations have badly affected the economy with the transport sector, manufacturing, retail and services sector some of the hardest hit by the disruptions.
There has also been widespread concern among Kenyans as goons take advantage of the protests to rob innocent residents and loot business establishments. Various businesses have also been vandalized.
He said that it was the duty and responsibility of the government to ensure that the lives and properties of Kenyans are secure.
Duale said that Kenya was a country governed by the rule of law and that anyone found engaging in acts of lawlessness will force the full force of the law.
“The other day you passed through Eastleigh and by the time you were leaving businesses were counting losses. It has been the case in many parts of the country where hard-working Kenyans have been left crying after their property was either destroyed or looted. This is completely unacceptable and we will not allow it anymore as a government,” Duale said.
Duale was speaking in Garissa town when he graced the 13th Annual Garissa County Quran memorization competition at Masjid Ibn Qaayim.
