Interior PS Raymond Omollo has challenged the media to observe objectivity and balance when covering security and crime news stories.
He noted that there were dangers of one-sided reporting, calling upon the media to demonstrate and uphold the ethics and integrity of journalism.
"It is important to guard against blowing things out of proportion. And, to me, this is where our friends from the media need to come in and support us. You must remain objective. You must be impartial in how you report whatever goes on," he said.
Omollo spoke on Wednesday when he visited Bondo Township Chief Walter Omollo, whose house was burnt down during the anti-government protests.
He urged the media to refrain from sensationalising coverage of stories that perpetuate fear.
He also called upon Kenyans to stop abusing the right to demonstrate and picket, asking them to shun violence.
Omollo said violence could not be the way to solve grievances.
"It cannot be in this day and age. I dare say it shows the highest level of primitive. It cannot be that if I don't agree with you, the only solution you have is to burn my house or beat me up. We must get away from this," he said.
He said security agencies suffered the greatest losses during the demonstrations, condemning violence targeting police officers and various public utilities.
"As security agencies, we have taken the greatest hit in terms of casualties in terms of injuries to officers. It is something that we cannot allow to continue. If we stop police officers from discharging their mandate, if we burn police vehicles, if we vandalize police stations, the question I would ask any other ordinary Kenyan or any other leader is where does that take us?" he asked.
On Tuesday, the PS said the demos resulted in one fatality of a security officer and 305 officers seriously injured.
Omollo added that the NPS had lost 158 vehicles with nine police stations suffering damages either from getting burnt down or severely damaged by suspected criminals guised as protesters.
