Wednesday August 2, 2017
NASA Leader Kalonzo Musyoka campaigns in Masalani and Garissa on July 30,2017.Photo Dennis Kavisu
NASA will restore security in Northeastern within three months of taking office, Garissa Township MP candidate Farah Maalim has said.
The region has borne the brunt of Shabaab attacks.
Maalim (Wiper) yesterday said it is possible to eliminate the Shabaab menace if the government employs a people-centred approach in the war on terror.
He criticised the Jubilee administration for applying unorthodox means in dealing with terror-related crimes.
“Instead of pursuing terror suspects whenever they commit a crime, the security machinery rounds up innocent youths and tortures them in the name of fighting terror. You can’t maintain law and order by subjecting your people to torture,” he said.
“Kenya is a democratic state. The rule of law is paramount. The law comes first and then order follows.
“The security apparatus should conduct its operations within the confines of the law. There are no two ways about it.”
Maalim is running against National Assembly Majority leader Aden Duale of Jubilee.
He took issue with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s recent shoot-to-kill order in Lamu.
“The directive is equivalent to giving the police sweeping powers to kill anyone they suspect could be linked to terror without subjecting them to due process,” he said.
He said NASA will respect the rule of law.