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"These mass deaths could have been avoided if our criminal justice system worked."

Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Alliance has turned the heat on President William Ruto's government and Judiciary for failing to tame Pastor Paul Mackenzie's cultic activities.

In a statement by Minority leader Opiyo Wandayi, Azimio faulted the government for failing to leverage the security systems to prevent the mass massacre of Kenyans.

"This is a colossal failure of the State. It is an unforgivable failure of security intelligence that, in theory, extends from Nairobi all the way to the Shakahola and every village in Kenya, ending with the chiefs, assistant chiefs, village elders and Nyumba Kumi heads. This system failed and Kenyans deserve to know why," the statement read in part.

The Minority leader went on to say that the massacre requires an evaluation of security and intelligence systems.

"These mass deaths could have been avoided if our criminal justice system worked. This tragedy had been brewing for years but the criminal justice system has been too weak, too archaic and too compromised to prevent it," the statement added.

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The coalition went on to turn the heat on the Criminal justice system saying it has failed the people of Kenya.

National Assembly Minority Leader Opiyo Wandayi. PHOTO | COURTESY

Opiyo stated the fact that the suspect behind the massacre Pastor Paul Mackenzie has been in and out of court with his accomplices on several occasions proves that the system has been loose.

"The criminal justice and security systems are too archaic, too self-important and too greedy to stand up for and protect the poor Kenyans. Because the victims were poor villagers, nobody cared and everyone who should have cared looked the other way," the coalition said. 

The Coalition now wants a commission of inquiry formed to probe the saga and establish what went wrong.

"We must know who did or should have done what. We must audit the criminal justice system and its interactions with the main suspect and members of this cult. We must audit the members of the National Government Administration offices and how their inaction could have led to this pain and shame," Wandayi said.