A civil society organisation, dubbed the Public Service Governance, has cautioned the government against violating the constitution when cracking down on critics.
PSG president Ambassador Esther Waringa asked the government to stop abductions of youth expressing divergent opinion adding that the government has a duty to protect citizens in accordance with chapter 26 of the Constitution on the right to life.
Addressing a press conference when she unveiled a governance and leadership status report at Clarion Hotel Nairobi, Ambassador Waringa criticised the Inspector General of Police, the head of National Intelligence Service and Directorate of Criminal Investigations for their failure to safeguard Kenyans against ongoing abductions.
“The law is clear, if any Kenyan commits an offence of whatever magnitude, they must first be produced in a court of law and answer to charges before any action is taken,” Waringa said.
She demanded the release of other abducted Kenyans, whose whereabouts are still unknown.
Waringa, who is a former presidential aspirant, called on the Kenya Kwanza government to take charge of the country and provide needed leadership by prioritising projects that spur the growth of the economy.
She reiterated the need to crack the whip on corruption, streamlining of SHA healthcare scheme and restructuring of university education funding model and the need to make competency-based curriculum (CBC) to work more especially for students joining junior secondary.
Waringa urged on Kenyans to embrace new ways of choosing their leaders adding that the CSO has a new bill on leadership and presented to the Independent elections and boundaries commission (IEBC) dubbed “Kenya Bila Uchaguzi Bill” that seeks to establish a commission that will be responsible for vetting and appointment of all leaders at every level from the presidency to ward level representation.
The proposal seeks to abolish elections on grounds that the exercise is time consuming, resource intensive with nothing to show for it.
She says the bill is subject to a referendum and she urged Kenyans to support it. She further called on the government to do better on governance in the new year 2025.
By Bonface Malinda
