MVITA- ''We demand a payback of the extorted money by Police'' Mvita Mp Abdulswamad Shariff Nassir full press statement.

PRESS STATEMENT ON CONTINUED MASS ARRESTS IN MVITA CONSTITUENCY - 13.6.2017

''Over the years, we have continued to witness increased mass arrests by The Kenya Police in our neighborhoods. Despite raising this concern to the relevant authorities including The President of Kenya H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, The Cabinet Secretary for Internal Security Mr. Joseph Nkaiseery, The National Assembly and local Police Administration in Mvita; the mass swoops have kept intensifying with Police currently extorting money, mishandling the Public and in the process continuing to violate the very provisions of the Kenyan constitution that guarantee the safety and security of the citizen. The action by The Kenya Police directly violates the freedom of movement, worship and expression.

A recent example is a case where a youth by the name SUHEIL ALI ABDULKADIR was publicly harassed, beaten up and was then released after the Police extorted a sum of Kes. 10,000 (ten thousand) from the family. There is ample evidence to support this allegations. We demand a payback of the extorted money and the involved Officers to be immediately brought to account through the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). Failure to this, we shall announce a major mass demonstration demanding justice for SUHEIL ALI ABDULKADIR.

We have repeatedly discussed the use of such unorthodox tactics to fight crime as being ineffective and causing more negative impacts. The Police should rather work in harmony with communities to identify criminal elements within them. The Police also need to have their identities with them inline with the Kenyan law as we have also witnessed many instances of Police impersonation who perpetrate other crimes in the society.

As we approach the general elections in August 2017, we call upon the Security bodies to work in the interests of serving the Public and not their Political Kingpins. The Public needs to be feel safe and not threatened when Police do their duty to keep the country safe.

We stand with the CONSTITUTION, We stand with PEACE."

END OF STATEMENT.


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