Mombasa Governor Abdulswamad Nassir has urged President William Ruto ensure that cases of extrajudicial killings and forced disappearance in the country are a thing of the past.

Nassir who was speaking during an iftar dinner hosted by President William Ruto at state house Nairobi on Monday evening said many families especially at the Coast have had to live with the pain of losing their family members through extra judicial killings and disappearance.

"As a member of parliament for two terms I had to see the faces of parents whose Children had mysteriously disappeared, I had to explain to them the agony of every single Tuesday and Thursday trying to produce statements and calling Cabinet secretaries to provide answers as to why all these levels of injustices were being done. I left parliament after serving for two terms with no answers on the hundreds that I represented" said Nassir.

Adding " I wish not to be in a similar situation as a governor or a parent to see the face of a parent not knowing the fate of their children whether they are alive or dead, whether they will be able to appear or they have permanently disappeared. And I wish that is the one of the legacies that you will be able to leave in this country for future generous to emulate that we can be able to have justice without necessarily to judge people by virtue of their colour of skin or religious practices."

Nassir also called on the government to ensure that it firmly deals with the issue of drug abuse.

"I speak this as a parent, If there is something that disturbs us is the effect of drug abuse in the population. Make sure that you empower the police officers so that we can flush out all those who are doing all these crime" said Nassir.

He further called on President Ruto to appoint the commissioners of the Wakf foundation.