Politicians in Kilifi County who will go against the directives issued by the National Security Council will be arrested and charged in court. – By Ramadhan Kambi.
The newly posted Kilifi county commissioner Kutswa Olaka said he will make sure the implementation of the directives to curtail raising political tension that has been witnessed in the country.
The Commissioner spoke after a security meeting between him and the Kilifi Governor Amason Kingi at the Governor’s office.
“We have agreed as political, or religious leaders, we must be in the frontline by showing good examples to Kenyans. We should not tell our people to follow the put down health and security measures and then we go against the same as leaders,” he said.
He also urged politicians, civil servants and religious leaders to lead by example in fighting the spread of covid-19. He added that even though politics is there to stay, politicians must adhere to the laid down security and health protocols.
“If you are a religious leader and you want to preside over a funeral and the family has not followed the protocol issued by the interfaith committee, then tell them that you will not preside over that function until they implement the same.”
The same applies to our politicians. If you know that the family has flouted the covid rules then you should not attend because if you go against those protocols, then the law will take its course,” warned Mr Olaka.
Governor Kingi vowed to support directives issued by the National Security Council to contain rising political tension. He said huge gatherings organized by politicians are exposing more people to contract the covid 19.
He urges the locals to be careful and desist from any gathering which will go against the covid 19 rules and regulation noting that the number of cases of people who have tested positive for the pandemic in the past few days in Kilifi is worrying.
“Most of the time, we tell the people to follow these protocols. But at the end of the day, they will look at how we as leaders are doing over the same issue. I can’t as a Governor tell the people of Kilifi not to converge in big numbers in funerals or at the markets and then go and have a rally.
This is a big mistake. My plea to politicians in the country that as we tell the people not to converge in big numbers, we as leaders must be the first people to desist from such deeds,” said the Governor.
“Kenyans are imitating the bad habits of the politicians and so as Kenyans try to follow all the laid down Covid-19 protocols, we must as leaders lead by good example. I am telling my fellow politicians in Kilifi that should not expose our people to the dangers of the pandemic,” added the Governor.
