Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Fred Matiang’i has urged President William Ruto to form a judicial commission of inquiry into the discovery of dozens of bodies in River Yala, declaring his complete readiness to testify under oath. Speaking during an interview on Inooro Radio on Wednesday, September 2, the former Interior Cabinet Secretary addressed the mystery surrounding the 36 bodies retrieved from the river between 2021 and 2022. Matiang’i maintained that he has nothing to hide and wants all top officials who served on the National Security Council during that period to account publicly for their knowledge. “On the issue of River Yala, I am the one who called for a commission of inquiry. I said that if there is an issue about what I said and what was said in the Security Council, then we should go public,” he said. Matiang’i directly challenged President Ruto to institute the public probe, promising to be the first witness to appear. “You can set up a commission of inquiry even at KICC. I am ready to swear with the Bible. I will be the first to arrive there very early in the morning,” he stated. Pointing to the security architecture of the previous administration, Matiang’i highlighted that President Ruto served as Deputy President during the discoveries, while Joseph Boinett, who now serves as Ruto’s national security adviser, headed the police service as Inspector General. “At...
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