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Okiya Omtatah slams NIS, KDF for meddling in 'Ruto Must Go' campaign

Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah addresses the media at Parliament buildings ,Nairobi where he opposed 'President Ruto's Unwarranted Threats and Insults directed at the Judiciary and Litigation' January 5th,2024 [File,Standard]

Senator Okiya Okoiti Omtatah of Busia County has accused the National Intelligence Service (NIS) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) of breaching constitutional mandates by engaging in the politically charged "#RutoMustGo" campaign.

In a fiery press statement released today, the senator condemned public remarks made by the NIS and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) during a lecture at the National Intelligence and Research University on March 27, 2025, calling their involvement a dangerous overstep into partisan politics.

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