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Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has dismissed calls to have him investigated by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
This comes after the opposition’s Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition wrote to The Hague-based court requesting it to probe police brutality during its protests.
In a letter to the Office of the ICC Prosecutor, the Raila Odinga-led coalition asked the international court to particularly investigate Koome, whom they accuse of committing eight serious crimes.
Through lawyer Paul Mwangi, Azimio claimed Koome established a special squad of rogue police officers to unleash terror on its supporters during the demos.
"The squads are reported to be dressed in plain clothes, to operate outside the normal command structure and to take direction directly from select commanders appointed for that purpose by Japheth Koome," reads the letter.
Addressing the media at his home on Sunday, Koome stated that he will not be intimidated by ICC threats, adding that he will continue to administer his duties in line with the law.
"I thank you for the letter. I will not be intimidated by the letter, I want to tell my officers not to be intimidated by the letter. We vowed to serve our country and we don't have another country," he said.
Koome further termed the ICC letter as mere "propaganda" being pushed by a politician who has personal interests.
He added that the letter was tribally motivated, arguing that the same happened to the former head of Public Service Francis Muthaura, who was taken to ICC on accusations of fueling violence after the 2007 general election.
"That letter is being incited by a certain politician. It started with Muthaura, he was taken there and now it is me. Why are they targeting Meru people? Let us stop this tribal matter," said Koome.
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This guy is Hague express material! He is not all there.
Koome, you ain't Muthaura one bit! No one is targeting Meru folks! Carry your own cross for killing Kenyans! You did it all alone. Do not hide your criminality in your tribe unless the Meru people like to have murderers among themselves. Wacha hio ujinga!
As a Meru, I just want to warn Koome to stop dividing Kenyans across the tribal lines. Take responsibility for what you did and own to your crimes of killing Kenyans.
Everyone in Kenya and the world knows DP Gachagua asked you to go kill Raila, and then you made every effort to shoot him. You can not plan to kill Raila and expect to get by with the murder. The thought aline is enough to take you to the ICC.
Leave the Meru tribe out of it. Do not give us a bad name by equating yourself with Ambassador Muthaura, you are not there yet.
Just go tell the ICC prosecutors about your killing crime cases and do not involve the Meru people. We are Kenyans just like the other 43 tribes. Stop throwing mud on us!
Your days at the ICC are long overdue Koome. Go seek advise from your former IG Ali on how to defend yourself at the ICC. Just remember Ruto and Rigathi will disown you once you get locked up at the Hague. You are just an expendable character working for other expendables. And they will do you in with a blink of an eye. Ruto has already told you are an independent body and you make independent decisions; killing Kenyans included!
Silly kicks of a dying horse Japheth Kiome. You are in deep shit. It is not propaganda, it is real that you are heading to the ICC. Don't tell us you are not afraid. We know you are shaken and no wonder you did not show your face at Kamukunji today! Please do not lie.
IG Koome is going nowhere. Raila treats ICC like his office. If the prosecutors from ICC know that there is a case to answer they will avail themselves. Azimio should stop propagandas and incitements to create violence. Who knows if the body is not itself watching Azimio or they have that feeling and trying to destabilize the country? Wana Azimio wakitumwa Hague watajua Raila kuwa kigeugeu kama alivyomfanyia Ruto.
IG, don't be intimated by mere cries of frogs and fish. Execute your constitution mandate given by the Kenyan Parliament (not ICC). Deal with hooliganism right, left, front and centre without any FEAR. The rule of law must be followed by ALL,starting with the BIG 4: Ojinga, Kimwana, Matha Karuwa, Jeremia Kioni etc. Crack the whip if anyone cause chaos in the streets. Democracy is fragile!
Why waste funds sending these ones to ICC. Kenyan does not have any patriotic trained 'SEALS' who can end all these for us.
Ndugu "X" Koome:
("X," Ni jina linalotokana na kutawaliwa na wageni na pia kupigwa msasa (brainwashed) na wakoloni ya kwamba majina yetu ya kiasili ni mabaya na pia hayafai)
Muga? Muga Kairi?
Siku za mwizi ni arobaini.