DEPUTY President William Ruto yesterday admitted that it was "unfortunate' that some Kenya Defence Forces may have looted Westgate Mall during the terror incident a month ago.
Ruto told CNN's Zain Verjee that the looting incident was an unfortunate one after she asked him to explain it.
Ruto's admission came as Chief of Defence Forces General Julius Karangi told Parliament that the plastic bags his soldiers were caught on CCTV footage with were "water which they took with the authority of their commanders."
In the CNN interview yesterday, Verjee asked: “Many Kenyans feel quite upset when they see images of military that were looting inside the mall, how do you explain that?” Verjee asked Ruto during the interview.
“I must admit that that is an unfortunate incident, and the president has launched an inquiry to find out exactly what happened.
That inquiry is underway and we will take corrective measures to ensure that anybody and every person who participated in the mall incident who may have overstepped their mandate is brought to book,” said Ruto.
Ruto also confirmed that so far, only four bodies believed to be those of the terrorists have been pulled out of the Westgate rubble.
He said the government was unable to comment on reports of missing persons until the ongoing forensic exercise is completed.
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