President Uhuru Kenyatta talks tough on security

President Uhuru Kenyatta lashed out at opposition threats to hold countrywide demonstrations against proposed new laws to rein in runaway insecurity, saying such an action was tantamount to compromising territorial integrity.

In barbs that were clearly aimed at Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) co-principals Raila Odinga and Moses Wetang'ula, who attended yesterday's Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo Stadium, he said he opted for legal instruments after common sense failed to ensure law and order. He accused the opposition of politicising insecurity.