Uhuru's family ordered to surrender all guns in their possession

 

The government has ordered former President Uhuru Kenyatta's family to surrender all guns in their possession.

The family is expected to surrender 28 weapons registered in their names to the Firearm Licensing Board in Nairobi.

In a video seen by the Star, a police officer is heard explaining that he was sent by the chairperson of the Firearm Licensing Board Yakub Rashid.

This comes after the former president claimed that police raided his son, Jomo Kenyatta's home in Karen, to conduct a search for weapons.

Uhuru vowed to defend his family against any onslaught.

He dared the government to face him head-on instead of going after his family.

"The fact that I have been silent does not mean I am scared. Come for me if it is me that you want," Uhuru said.

"I did the best I could do for my country and I handed over when my time was finished and I will now do the best to defend my family."

The former President appealed to the government to settle any political scores with him only, instead of roping in his close family members.

"My only plea is don't plan against my mother or my children. Plan for me if it is me you want. What do they have to do with anything," he said.

Uhuru added that many people in Kenya are licensed to carry weapons and followed the right procedures to acquire them.

On Friday, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki said 23 firearms were recovered from three homes in Karen, Nairobi, following an operation launched after establishing that weapons used during demos were supplied by civilian gun holders.

"Today afternoon, an operation has been going on targeting three homesteads within the Karen area where a total of 23 firearms, some of which are suspected to have been used in illegal activities are kept," he said.    BY THE STAR