A spate of kidnappings carried out by a secret force whose macabre scheme is to abduct and murder innocent youths exercising their constitutional rights is threatening the very foundation of our democracy.
We are not a democracy just because elections are carried out every five years.
One of the key tenets of democracy, the world over, is the inherent freedom citizens enjoy—of speech and expression.
The sickening Machiavellian strategy to eliminate and silence opposing views will only work to destroy our country and plunge it into anarchy.
Our democracy is under threat because powerful cabals have arrogated to themselves the power of life and death.
A shackled and forlorn Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja has repeatedly defended his officers as innocent.
His job is to protect the public and to tell the nation the steps he is taking to tame criminals keen on turning our democracy into a state of terror where citizens live in fear of expressing themselves freely.
This problem needs President Ruto’s urgent attention much the same way he galvanised women leaders and declared war on femicide towards the end of 2024.
HISTORICAL QUOTE
“Greed and cruelty are pretty widely
distributed throughout humanity, as
are their victims.”
SIDNEY POITIER
The Bahamian-American actor died on January 6, 2022.
