Inside Story - Kenyan minister denies police ‘death squads’
Kenya's information minister has denied the existence of "death squads" within the country’s police force.<br /><br />Counter-terrorism officers told Al Jazeera’s investigative unit that extrajudicial killings were sanctioned by the Kenyan government, and the chain of command reached all the way to the president’s office.<br /><br />Officers confessed to being behind hundreds of extrajudicial killings a year, targeting what they referred to as "Muslim radicals", and planting evidence to make victims appear like terror suspects.<br /><br />Live Box 2014128173443347543<br />But speaking to Inside Story, Kenya’s Information Minister Fred Matiangi said: "The accusations of the police being involved in the killing of Muslim clerics and so on is just gossip, rumour and innuendo, pedalled by people who have a different kind of agenda."<br /><br />He blamed criminals for carrying out killings in the country, but added that if police were found to be involved they would face "the full force of the law".<br /><br />Al Jazeera was also told Britain and Israel knew of the elimination programmes, and provided training, support and intelligence.<br /><br />So what role is Kenya playing in the so-called "war on terror"? And are suspects being executed on government orders?<br /><br />Presenter: Hazem Sika<br /><br />Guests:<br /><br />Fred Matiangi - Kenyan minister of information.<br /><br />Simon Boazman - Al Jazeera investigative journalist and reporter on "Inside Kenya’s Death Squads".<br /><br />David Anderson - professor of African History and Politics at Warwick University.<br /><br />Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe<br />Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish<br />Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera<br />Check our website http://www.aljazeera.com/
