Politicians must not make claims without evidence

President William Ruto, receives an exit report from the outgoing IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati during a consultative meeting with members of the Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices at State House, Nairobi. [PCS]

This week the public was treated to back-and-forth alarmist statements whose net effects are likely to be further erosion of public trust in important state institutions.

First, President William Ruto sensationally claimed, without providing evidence, that officials at the highest level of the Uhuru Kenyatta administration approved plans to kidnap and kill former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati.