A prominent lawyer in Kakamega County has urged President William Ruto to manage his anger, listen to people, and reverse the shoot-in-the-leg order.

Lawyer Edgar Busiega said if the order is implemented, President Ruto would be liable to offences under the Rome Statute and international laws.

"The President may not be prosecuted currently under the Kenyan law, but he is not above international law. The international community is watching Kenya," said Busiega.

He added, "If lives are lost after his order, the people can ask the International Criminal Court to go after whoever directed the police to shoot and kill, and I am ready to be part of the leaders."

The lawyer-cum-politician urged President Ruto to rescind the decision and listen to the people to prevent the uprising.

"The president was ill-advised, and no life is lesser than the other. He should not use brutal force against the very people who elected him into office," said Busiega.

However, Busiega urged the Malava locals not to listen to outsiders who want to direct them to vote for a particular candidate in the upcoming parliamentary by-election.

"I am in the opposition; I am with the people and not the government. Our people should be allowed to vote in person for their choice based on the credentials and capabilities as opposed to being dictated by the state machinery on who to elect, and my message to them is that they are in for a rude shock," he said.

Nicholas Waingwe, a Malava resident, urged the police officers not to take and implement the president's and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen's directives and instead take them as their personal opinion.

"Our youths have no job, are frustrated, and have lost hope; they are just trying to express their desperation, which should not be met by the brutal force of bullets. I want to urge our police officers not to hide from the directives by the President and Interior CS, and instead police should consider such orders as personal because if they implement them, then the law will catch up with them individually," said Waingwe.

He added, "We are not supporting such directives of shooting our young people. Let the government of the day strive towards solving the emerging and pertinent issues being raised by our youths, such as unemployment and bad governance. No one should dictate to our Malava people on who to elect or not; we are wise enough, and that is why we are behind Busieka, and those with dissenting views should also rally behind their person of choice."

Earlier this week, President Ruto ordered police officers to shoot suspected criminals and goons in the leg but not kill them and take them to the hospital before going to court, stating that they have been infiltrating demonstrations to loot and destroy people's businesses and public and government properties.