Ex-Nairobi town clerk Kisia urges Ruto to manage his anger
By Arnold Ngure, July 10, 2025Former Nairobi Town clerk Phillip Kisia has challenged President William Ruto to seek treatment for what he calls anger problems after the head of state directed police officers to shoot suspected looters, vandals, and arsonists in the leg.
Speaking during an interview by K24 TV on Thursday, July 10, 2025, Kisia indicated that the office of the president requires patience and sober judgment of situations.
“I feel sorry for the president; he is a human being just like you and me, but he needs to go for anger management,” Kisia said.
Foster peace and harmony
“When you are holding such an office, you are supposed to be patient, communicate issues in a manner that can bring everybody on board and in a manner that fosters peace and harmony.”
“But when you turn yourself into a warlord, issuing threats to the people who have given you the job, this is strange.”
Kisia lamented the directive by Ruto, observing that the head of state lacks the power to issue such orders to an independent police service to act on Kenyan citizens.
Sovereign powers
“The president needs to be called out and reminded that the sovereign powers of this nation belong to the people of Kenya. They have hired you to do the job, and they can actually recall you and fire you,” Kisia said.
“75 per cent of Kenyans are tired of him, and would not use unconstitutional means of getting him out of office; however, he is saying, ‘don’t follow the constitution, just shoot on the leg. Is that taking the powers to find somebody guilty, which he does not have?” Kisia posed.
Speaking in Dagoretti North on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, Ruto warned 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—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,” he added.