Kenya’s Interior CS Finally Speaks On State House Police Incident
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has directed police officers stationed to protect lawmakers not to take directions from politicians.
Murkomen stated that police personnel are not employees of politicians and are not accountable to them.
He was addressing in response to a recent event in which a police officer assigned to State House Spokesperson Hussein Mohammed shot a person to death.
Kipchumba Murkomen says that no police officer should be answerable to any politician pic.twitter.com/o32ZRjRiMr
— The Kenya Times (@thekenyatimes) March 27, 2025
“I want to make it abundantly clear that National Police Reservists (NRP) are not answerable to politicians, and they are not employees to politicians,” Murkomen ordered.
“It doesn’t matter that those leaders have been elected in their respective counties.”
According to the Interior Cabinet Secretary, the NPR’s services must be isolated from politics.
Murkomen also claimed that measures are ongoing to isolate rangers’ work from politics.
Let the police do their work, even if they are exterminated. Let them do their duty. We will protect the police no matter what – Kipchumba Murkomen asks Kenyan police not to be afraid of anyone pic.twitter.com/sT3OqjxaqP
— The Kenya Times (@thekenyatimes) March 27, 2025
“The fact that a ranger is working for county government does not mean that those rangers are personal police officers of the governor of that county,” Murkomen directed.
Murkomen’s decision comes just a week after a police officer assigned to Mohammed fatally shot a guy in Kawangware, Nairobi, on Sunday night after a dispute over a pool game.
The cop allegedly fired multiple shots at 35-year-old Amos Lagat, striking him in the stomach and chest at close range.
The government is unwavering in its commitment to rid the Kerio Valley region of banditry and foster lasting peace and prosperity.
— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) March 27, 2025
Two years on, Operation Maliza Uhalifu has been successful in bringing peace to most parts of Kerio Valley save for a few trouble spots.
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According to witnesses, the argument began after Lagat won a bet at a small pub in Amboseli.
According to witnesses, the cop became irritated after losing, and a confrontation occurred, resulting in the shooting.
Murkomen also said that his Ministry was aware of politicians conspiring with bandits and had initiated extensive investigations to bring them to justice.
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“It is true we have some MCAs, MPs, governors, and senators who are encouraging and supporting banditry,” Murkomen declared.
“Our team is continuing with investigations, and we will stop at nothing to ensure they are all accountable.”
Murkomen has declared war on individuals responsible for banditry in Kenya, promising to protect the most vulnerable Kenyans.
Cases of insecurity in the country have increased, and police officers have been implicated in questionable actions, prompting Murkomen to tighten the loophole.
Kenya’s Interior CS Finally Speaks On State House Police Incident
