Interior CS Kithure Kindiki has said the ministry will defend any officer who uses firearms to defend the law and order.
Speaking when he appeared at the National Assembly plenary on Wednesday, Kindiki said this was in place to ensure that officers and innocent persons were not gunned down by criminals.
"We have nothing to hide, and we have told our police officers that any officer who uses their firearms to enforce law and order and to defend themselves from being hurt by criminals in the manner in which the Constitution and the law allows, we will defend those officers openly," he said.
He however added that they had warned all members of the National Police Service, regardless of their ranks, that they were not going to be spared if they used lethal force outside the law.
"We shall not protect officials who misuse their firearms to kill people other than what the law provides on the use of lethal force," he said.
"In fact, the government will be the one pursuing justice on behalf of those victims."
Kindiki was responding to a question raised on the policy position on the use of lethal force by police officers.
He further said officers have not been directed to shoot-to-kill any demonstrators or suspects.
"The policy of this administration is zero tolerance on extrajudicial killings, the police officers have been informed accordingly," the CS said.
