Duale backs Ruto’s shoot-in-the-leg orders
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has backed President William Ruto’s order that the police should shoot anyone causing chaos in the leg.
Speaking during a live interview with a local TV station on Wednesday night, July 9, 2025, Duale said that shooting someone in the leg is not really shooting but rather immobilising them.
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“Shooting in the leg is not shooting, it is called immobilising. When a criminal enters your house, do not kill him, shoot him in the leg and immobilise him until the police come, he is treated and taken to court. Make sure he doesn’t bleed,” Duale said.
Duale of the country’s stability
The CS further asked Ruto to exercise Article 131 of the Constitution to stabilise the country.
“Kenya is a great country and people who are depressed and have lost their sense of political direction should not burn our country and I would like to ask the president to exercise Article 131, the owners of roadblocks, teargas and all tools are the police, and we should be proud of our police and security agents,” he added.
Ruto’s orders
This comes after Ruto issued a stern warning to individuals engaging in violent demonstrations, particularly those targeting police officers and stations, declaring such actions acts of war against the Republic of Kenya.
Speaking from Kilimani on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, the head of state said that any individual who attacks a police station or assaults law enforcement officers will face severe consequences under the full force of the law.
“Anyone who picks up petrol to burn someone else’s business or any other person’s property, such a person should be shot in the leg, taken to hospital, and then presented in court,” he said.
“And I want to tell Kenyans clearly anyone who attacks a police officer, anyone who invades a police station,n that is a declaration of war in the Republic of Kenya. I do not know if we are understanding each other, my friend. Enough is enough. It cannot go on any longer.”
The president vowed to fulfil his constitutional responsibility to protect the lives, property, and livelihoods of all Kenyans.
He said the government he leads will no longer tolerate acts of arson, destruction, and lawlessness under the guise of protest, reiterating that such criminality undermines the very development the country has worked hard to achieve.
“I will protect the properties of the citizens of Kenya, their lives, and their businesses. It is the responsibility of the Government of Kenya, which I lead, to make sure that this war of destroying property and burning people’s businesses comes to an end. It must stop. I do not know if we are understanding each other,” he said.
