Kakamega Deputy Governor Ayub Savula has asked the government to arrest politicians balkanising the country ahead of the 2027 general election.
He said politicians beating drums of war for personal political gains were insensitive to national security and a threat to peaceful co-existence.
Savula asked leaders to tone down on electioneering rhetoric and focus on serving Kenyans.
“Anyone walking the route that can take the country back to the macabre scenario of the 2007 post-election violence must be stopped in their tracks. What happened then was unfortunate and must not be allowed to recur,” he said.
“People died, blood was shed, and property destroyed because of the reckless utterances by politicians, and we’re not ready for a repeat since Kenyans have already gone through the healing process.”
Savula spoke during the funeral service of William Lumati in Chegulo, Malava subcounty on Wednesday. Lumati was the father of Dr Bernard William Chitunga, the Co-operative University chancellor.
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign and Diaspora Affairs CS Musalia Mudavadi and Higher Education PS Beatrice Inyangala were present.
Savula said leaders should be responsible in their utterances to avoid inciting Kenyans along ethnic lines.
“We know people want power, but you must look for the power while preserving the nation because if Kenya burns, we don’t have another country,” he said.
Mudavadi faulted the court cases stopping the already delayed reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), saying they risk plunging the country into a constitutional crisis.
The High Court has stopped the vetting of nominees for the electoral agency’s commissioners after activists moved to court.
