It's bizzarre in African settings where security of lives and properties are purposed to be in the hands of security agents especially the civilian force which are the police force in all country irrespective of continents globally. Most common challenge is issue of none availability of adequate police personnels mostly due to the facts that country big-money bags have acquires large chunks of personnels to move around with them.
The Kenyan government has revealed that the country’s Deputy President William Ruto and his properties are being guarded by 257 police officers, including four based at a chicken farm. According to the east African country Interior Ministry Cabinet Secretary, Fred Matiangà said that among the officers protecting Ruto were 74 from the elite presidential unit. Some officers have been stationed at an airport hanger to guard Ruto's two helicopters, Matiang'i said. Matiangà told a parliamentary security committee on Wednesday that recent changes in the police units guarding Mr Ruto's official residence, were "routine". "Contrary to the allegations made and in view of the tabled evidence, His Excellency the Deputy President is the most guarded in the history of the country in comparison with previous equivalent office holders.” The deputy president and his supporters had alleged the recent changes would undermine his security and were politically motivated. Recently, President Uhuru Kenyatta urged Ruto to resign, saying it was duplicitous of his deputy to both say he supported the government, while being its leading critic. Ruto whose position as deputy president is a constitutional role and cannot be fired has fallen out with Kenyatta - observers say that their relationship has been strained because Kenyatta has reneged on a deal to back his deputy to succeed him next year.
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