Storm over letter on ‘starving’ William Ruto guards
AP officers from Security of Government Buildings Unit are shown around Deputy President William Ruto’s official residence in Karen on August 25, 2021 after taking over from the GSU.
In August, the state withdrew GSU officers who had been guarding the DP’s residences since he took office.
The GSU officers from the G-Company were replaced by officers drawn from the Security of Government Buildings (SGB) unit.
The controversy surrounding Deputy President William Ruto’s security has resurfaced following a letter raising concerns about the welfare of Administration Police officers deployed to guard his official residence in Karen, Nairobi.
According to the letter from the Interior ministry, the officers deployed at the DP’s official and private residences following withdrawal of their counterparts from the General Service Unit have reportedly “not been consistently provided with food rations or meal allowances to enable them discharge their mandate effectively and efficiently.”
