Ruto Blames Government's Laxity Over Shakahola Massacre
President William Ruto speaking on Sunday at Statehouse apologised to Kenyans over the Shakahola massacre.
The president blamed the slackness of the government for the occurrence of the incident. He mentioned that Criminal Investigation Department will scrutinise the incident to give Kenyans a detailed report of the happenings. He had earlier said that he is dedicated to preventing a repeat of the Shakahola incident.
"As the President, Shakahola should not have happened. For that, I truly say I'm sorry. It is evident that there was laxity in our Government that unfortunately resulted in the death of many Kenyans. I am not taking it lightly," he said
The President said that more than 200 people have lost their lives while seeking spiritual direction. Earlier, Mr Ruto established a 17-member task force to rethink the regulatory framework controlling the working of religious institutions in Kenya. One of the task force's duties is to identify gaps that have enabled radical religious leaders to dupe millions of Kenyans.
The committee members include Bishop Mark Kariuki, Bishop (Dr) Eli Rop, Archbishop Maurice Muhatia, Judy Thongori, Rev (Dr) Alphonse Kanga, Bishop Philip Kitoto and Dr Faridun Abdalla. The task force secretaries are Martin Ndiwa Talian and Maria Goretti Nyariki.
Comments (5)
Ruto should know there is no difference between Shakahola deaths and 2018 deaths of 350 ODM/Raila worshippers who volunteered to be killed for their tribe’s presidency.He(Amollo) never sent even a single condolence message leave alone attending their burial.Muchawi abandoned all of them including DM who presided over his “swearing In ceremony”.Raila,Odera and Nthenge are all cult owners/leaders.
Makanisa yote yaliyomo nchini ya Kenya, ambayo yana asili ya kigeni, yapigwe marufuku nchini kote.
He spent 4 year’s campaigning and sabotaging the government from the inside.
What laxity is he talking about?
William Ruto campaigns contributed to Shakahola and the rise of cults in Kenya.
The job of the government is to REGULATE!!! Regulate those damn churches that are just criminal enterprises!!!
Let us start by banning Samoei's AIC cult church.