Embattled National Assembly Majority Leader, Aden Duale, has pulled
another controversy barely a week after insinuating that he knows Al Shabaab sympathisers
in the country and not long after he called for negotiation with the
Somali-based militants.
Speaking during an interview with the Nairobian,
Duale warned the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and police not to set foot in
Garissa or Eastleigh to harass innocent Kenyans of Somali origin in the name of
fighting terror.
Asked if he supports the crackdown on
terror in the country after the massacre of 147 students of Garissa University
last week, Duale said he will never support any crackdown on terror that
targets Muslims, especially Somalis.
“No, I will never support a situation
where the security forces harass innocent people whether in Garissa or
Nairobi’s Eastleigh. The operation to weed out Al Shabaab should be guided by
intelligence and not blanket condemnation and ethnic profiling of Muslims,”
said Duale.
Duale, who is also the Garissa Town MP,
is not new to controversy and is not ashamed of defending Muslims even if they
are suspected terrorists. Last year, he caused a stir when he vehemently
opposed Uhuru/ Ruto’s Government’s crackdown on Al Shabaab terrorists in
Eastleigh saying he will defend Muslims to the end because his religion comes
first.
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