Former Mukurweini MP Kabando Wa Kabando has launched a scornful attack on the Kenya Kwanza administration, accusing President William Ruto’s government of normalising extrajudicial killings and abductions.

Speaking during an interview at a local radio station on June 20, 2025, Kabando claimed that the current regime has taken state tyranny to new heights.

“There’s a national and international public outcry. While past regimes jailed people and still left them alive, this one has gone further—carrying out extrajudicial killings and abductions in broad daylight, even in front of cameras,” he said.

His remarks come amid growing concern over the safety of citizens and political dissenters, with civil society groups accusing the government of a coordinated campaign of intimidation and silencing critics.

Also, the death of blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody elicited scrutiny of Kenya’s law enforcement practices, with officials and civil society groups demanding accountability for what many view as part of a disturbing pattern of state violence.

Ojwang died on Sunday, June 8, 2025, while detained at Central Police Station in Nairobi, following his arrest Saturday afternoon from his home in Kakot, Homa Bay County.

Kabando lamented that in Kenya today, an arrest no longer guarantees due process.

“It’s hard to be at peace when a loved one is arrested because they might not make it back alive,” he added.

The former MP noted with concern that it is absurd that the president declares an end to judicial killings, and within no time, it happens again without accountability.

“It is absurd that the Head of State, the Commander in Chief, publicly declares there will be no extrajudicial killings or abductions, yet hours or days later, it happens again with no accountability.”

“When a government goes wrong, the solution is change, ideally through elections every five years. But the Constitution also allows for a recall. That doesn’t mean we wait for another state capture IEBC to oversee it,” he posed.

His comments come in the wake of a disturbing rise in cases of enforced disappearances and killings linked to state agencies. According to the Kenya Human Rights Commission, at least 82 cases of abduction were recorded during the 2024 anti-tax protests, raising red flags over the use of excessive force by security officers.

Kabando’s sentiments add a political voice to mounting civil society concerns as human rights organisations and the international community continue to monitor Kenya’s handling of civil liberties.

As pressure mounts, he noted that attention now shifts to how the Ruto administration will respond to growing calls for transparency, justice, and respect for the rule of law.