The President asked why more than 10,000 police officers had to be deployed to last Monday’s Saba Saba Rally at Uhuru Park when the country had security problems elsewhere.

“We have the Lamu, Mandera and Wajir inter-clan fights and threats of terrorists which have to be tackled collectively,” said the Head of State, adding that the government did not belong to him and Deputy President William Ruto alone.

“As I have said before you are welcome to come and see me over cup of tea if you have anything you want to discuss with me but you cannot keep issuing threats,” he said in Nandi County and added: “Stop threatening me. I am unshaken.”

He continued: “These guys are making us to deploy about over 10,000 policemen to provide security in their rallies when we have security problems in other parts of the country that need attention.”

My reading of his statement has nothing to do with castigating the IG but Cord who created an unnecessary security situation whereas the cops would have been better utilized in areas of real need like the Coast