Ruto, Kindiki urged to resign over rising cases of police brutality, lawlessness
Aukot slammed what he termed as state-sponsored killings, abductions, torture and enforced disappearances, particularly targeting peaceful protestors, many of them young, unarmed and constitutionally entitled to dissent.
The Thirdway Alliance party has called for the immediate resignation of President William Ruto and his Deputy Kithure Kindiki, saying they have failed to protect Kenyans from what the party terms as a regime of brutality, ethnic persecution and lawlessness.
According to the party leader Ekuru Aukot, the government has “turned its weapons on its own people,” leaving the country under siege from within.
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In a statement on Wednesday, Aukot slammed what he termed as state-sponsored killings, abductions, torture and enforced disappearances, particularly targeting peaceful protestors, many of them young, unarmed and constitutionally entitled to dissent.
“The last several weeks have laid bare the truth: Kenya is under siege not by foreign enemies, but by a rogue government that has chosen brutality over dialogue, bullets over empathy, and terror over constitutionalism,” Aukot said.
The party accused the government of ignoring core national concerns, such as corruption, joblessness, economic hardship, and poor governance, and instead responding to the growing discontent with ethnic scapegoating and violence.
“There is now overwhelming evidence of a well-orchestrated campaign targeting the Agikuyu community,” Aukot said.
He cited incidents of looting and destruction of Agikuyu-owned businesses, ethnic profiling, selective arrests, and state-linked propaganda aimed at shifting blame onto the community.
“This is a deliberate attempt to divide Kenyans and deflect attention from the root causes of the current resistance. It is as dangerous as it is dishonest,” the party said.
The party also took issue with what it termed as “hypocrisy” from the presidency, accusing Ruto of spiritual posturing while presiding over extrajudicial killings. Aukot specifically criticised the recent construction of a church at State House, calling it a distraction from the government’s failures.
“President William Ruto has deflected public attention from national crises by directing state energy and media spin toward mundane, symbolic acts. Yet his administration’s conduct bears no resemblance to Christian compassion, justice or truth,” Aukot said.
“The same regime that recites prayers on Sundays is the one that orders abductions and justifies killings during the week.”
Thirdway Alliance also alleged collusion between police and criminal gangs, pointing to videos and eyewitness accounts showing uniformed officers working alongside hired goons to disrupt peaceful protests.
“This criminal merger of state and militia directly implicates the President, the Inspector General of Police, and the Director of Criminal Investigations. All of whom must be held personally accountable,” Aukot said.
Of particular concern, Aukot noted, was the rise of masked gunmen operating in unmarked Subaru vehicles who have been reportedly abducting and executing civilians.
“These shadowy operatives, acting outside all known legal frameworks, are clearly state-linked or state-protected, given their coordination, firepower, and freedom of movement,” he said.
“Under Kenya’s laws, all police officers are required to wear uniforms and visible identification badges. President Ruto and the Inspector General of Police owe the nation an explanation: Why are they comfortable with masked, nameless killers operating in our streets?”
Aukot said the government had failed to denounce or halt the alleged state-linked terror and displayed “cold-blooded indifference” to public outcry.
“They have mocked and victim-shamed bereaved families, embraced spiritual symbolism while violating the moral values those symbols are meant to represent,” he added.
“Their continued presence in office is an insult to the Constitution, a provocation to peace-loving citizens and a threat to national unity.”
Thirdway Alliance has now demanded the immediate resignation of President Ruto and his deputy, Kithure Kindiki. It has also called for the dismissal and prosecution of the Inspector General of Police and the Director of Criminal Investigations.
The party has further proposed the establishment of an independent international commission under the United Nations or African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to investigate killings of protestors, abductions, torture, ethnic profiling and state-sponsored looting.
“Kenya cannot be governed through fear, tribal division, and bloodshed. We must never allow power to be retained by killing the people,” Aukot said.
“The Constitution must rise above tyranny. And the Republic must never again kneel before despotism masquerading as leadership.”
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