Former police spokesperson Charles Owino has told off Public Service CS Justin Muturi over claims that the National Intelligence Service (NIS) was involved in abductions.
Mr Owino picked issues with the CS saying that it was not in order for him to make such claims as he was a civil servant appointed by President William Ruto.
“The statements he made amounts to breach of trust which is bestowed to him by the President,” said Mr Owino, adding that if Mr Muturi was not willing to serve the government then it was time he resigned.
The ex-officer said that NIS was an important organ in the country and that there was a way it runs its functions. He said they usually share important information to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the National Police Service (NPS).
According to Mr Owino, Mr Muturi has served in the National Security Council as a member and once he got the information that his son had been picked by NIS he asked the President to assist and it happened.
“That was a show of trust and respect,” Mr Owino said.
On Tuesday, Mr Muturi narrated how his son Leslie was picked by NIS and how he struggled to know his whereabouts.
He was picked up by armed men along Denis Pritt Road, turning into Olengruone Avenue. The son was in the company of two other friends.
The revelation by the CS that he had to personally ask the President to assist secure his son’s freedom has sparked a series of debate in the public with many wondering what might have happened.
Cracks have recently emerged in Ruto’s government, with one faction led by Muturi calling out President Ruto over recent cases of abductions in the country while the other seemingly defending the abductions.
