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The government must help Kenya heal the wounds of the 2007-08 post-election violence (PEV) and restore public confidence ahead of the 2027 General Election, security analyst Erick Okeyo has cautioned.
Okeyo, a security and governance expert, said successive governments since the administration of the late President Mwai Kibaki had a duty to pursue justice for victims of the violence.
Speaking on Spice FM on Wednesday, August 12, Okeyo said political rhetoric ahead of the 2027 election resembles the language used before the violence that left more than 1,000 people dead and displaced hundreds of thousands.
He said Kenya had not fully healed because justice had not been served, pointing to killings and disappearances involving witnesses in cases linked to the International Criminal Court (ICC).
President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta were among six Kenyans who faced cases at the ICC over the violence. The other suspects were Mohamed Hussein Ali, Joshua Arap Sang, Francis Muthaura and Henry Kosgey.
Okeyo criticised the Kenya Kwanza administration and investigative agencies for failing to act against politicians whose remarks he said could fuel violence.
“They [politicians] are the fuel that will burn the country,” warned Okeyo.