Migori County Senator Eddy Oketch has issued a firm call for collective national action and governmental accountability to tackle the rising wave of unresolved abductions across Kenya, warning that failure to secure citizens risks destroying public trust in the state.
Speaking on the nationwide concern over human rights violations and missing individuals, the lawmaker highlighted that stopping security lapses requires an urgent, unified approach from political leaders, civil society, and state agencies.
“No Kenyan should ever be subjected to abduction. If such incidents occur and go unanswered, it is a clear sign that our security infrastructure has failed. If these abductions continue, we are going to lose our country.”
Urged all political affiliations, human rights bodies, and community leaders to join forces against illegal detentions and forced disappearances.
Noted that whether abductions are executed by rogue security elements or staged incidents, the government’s inability to account for missing citizens deeply damages national integrity.
Demanded that top leadership address non-performing security heads and Cabinet Secretaries to restore command responsibility and constitutionality.
Stressed that safeguarding citizens’ basic rights is an indispensable duty of the state under the Constitution.
The senator’s push adds momentum to growing calls from civil society and lawmakers demanding institutional reform and full transparency from security apparatuses.
