‘They did their best’ – Kindiki defends police actions during protests

Cabinet nominee for the Interior Ministry Kithure Kindiki has defended police officers and their actions during the protests that saw several people killed with hundreds more injured.

In a Parliamentary Committee vetting on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at County Hall, Kindiki said the police officers managed to protect the country from criminal mobs.

“The police tried to do their best to protect the country against mobs of criminal arsonists and other dangerous people including those who visited parliament and wanted to kill parliamentarians and other people,” Kindiki said.