Civil societies, politicians oppose nomination of Kindiki as Deputy President

A number of civil society organizations, human rights activists, and a section of the political class have expressed opposition to the nomination of Prof. Kithure Kindiki as Deputy President.

The leaders claim that Kindiki was at the Interior Ministry when many young people lost their lives during the June-July Gen Z protests.

"Kindiki as the deputy elect, but we also reject the boat-crowding. Parliament is continuing to be used by the Kenya Kwanza regime to undermine the Kenyan project,” said activist Booker Amole.

“This current government is beyond reform; in fact we cannot negotiate with them. Everything they do helps us to mobilise the anger of the Kenyan people. The nomination of Kindiki as the DP has even brought a new wave of anger in the majority of Kenyans. We will be at the forefront to make sure that the Kindiki project is humiliated and defeated,"

They insist that under his leadership, peaceful protesters were killed, comrades were illegally detained in unregistered torture chambers for weeks, and the machinery of repression intensified.

“The question is about suitability…is he suitable? In terms of eligibility, we will leave that to the courts to determine whether he is eligible to be nominated as a deputy president,” Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah added.

They warn that Kindiki's appointment has not yet addressed justice for those who were killed or maimed during the recent protests.