have no further hope in life because they are living in these camps. And we are basically trying to say that we must move the discussion from being merely about feeding people and hosting people, to a scenario, where we need to look at these people as human beings with ambition and hope in life, right? And we need to be able to create an environment for these people back in their home country. Where these young people can exert their energies and their efforts to developing and building their country, fulfilling their ambitions, as opposed to living their hopeless lives in camps.
Because it is that hopelessness that is making them a breeding ground for terrorists who then, come and become a problem to the rest of the country. And so what we are saying is that we have no intention of moving these people in a manner that defies their dignity, human rights or endangers their lives. But we need the world to begin to recognise that we can no longer just continue sitting back and saying “Okay, let these people continue living in camps because there is a problem in Somalia”. We need, together, to tackle whatever the problem is in Somalia, so that we can give hope and live back to these kids so that they can become positive developers of our region and the world, as opposed to becoming a negative force because they have lost the desire and will and the hope to live. And that is the theme.
Question: As Jubilee party leader, are you going to set a standard, for what rhetoric is acceptable and not acceptable ahead of 2017?
President Kenyatta: I think I have made my position very clear. Kenyans have gone through a lot of difficulty, especially after the 2007/2008 post election violence that led to loss of life, property, displacement of people and I believe Kenyans made a very strong statement when we came to pass the 2010 constitution that Kenya will never go back to those difficult times. Now, whereas I uphold and continue to uphold the right, as I have said severally in the past, of protecting people’s rights and freedoms. Those rights and freedoms cannot be at the expense of other peoples’ rights and freedoms. Just as I have stated severally, if our colleagues wish to demonstrate, it is their right to do so. Inform the police, what time your demonstration is going to start, which route you are going to pass, what time you expect to end and where you expect to address your people, but be peaceful and do not interfere with the rights of others, do not destroy property, and you shall be
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