President Ruto said Sunday during an interdenominational prayer service at Kericho Green Stadium in Kericho County, that his administration is committed to enhancing security in the country for the sake of the safety of citizens who have historically suffered in the hands of rogue killer security gangs.
"We want to break away from the tendencies of the past administration whose reign was characterized by intimidation and fear-mongering," Ruto said as he took a swipe at his rival in the August 9 elections Raila Odinga.
As a demonstration of his commitment to addressing extrajudicial killings, the head of state said that he had directed the disbandment of the elite Special Service Unit (SSU) drawn from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, which was widely blamed on the mysterious killings of Kenyans.
"I have ordered the disbandment of the SSU unit of the police that was arbitrarily executing Kenyans. That is the history we want to forget. Let our competitors not remind us of the many things they did against this country," he said.
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