“Parents Are To Blame!” – Murkomen Says Over Indiscipline Cases In Kenyan Schools
Kipchumba Murkomen, the Interior Cabinet Secretary, has called out parents for their children’s lack of discipline.
Murkomen claims that many parents have abdicated their responsibilities and left their children to be raised by phones, television, and youthful teachers.
Murkomen, speaking at AIC Plainsview South B Church on Sunday, said parents were ready to blame instructors, the Interior Ministry, the education system, and the government rather than facing their own mistakes.
“Parents should ask themselves whether they are doing to their children what was done to them,” he said.
“Part of the problem we are experiencing today is the failure of current parents to create time for their children. They have left children to be raised by phones and TVs.”
CS Murkomen to parents: You have left your children to be brought up by computers and phones. The government will not bring up your children pic.twitter.com/8UXGAVP2qn— NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) June 14, 2026
“If you look at what children are doing more in schools, it reflects the failure of parents to take responsibility,” Murkomen added.
“Parents are not ready to face their wrongs, and the easiest target to blame is teachers, the Interior Ministry, the education sector and the government.”
The CS advised parents not to expect the government to discipline their children, pointing out that today’s teachers are also young and cannot be expected to perform a parental role.
“The government cannot discipline your students; that is your responsibility. Parents still assume that current teachers are the same as old teachers,” he said.
“These are Gen Z teachers; you have left your children to Gen Z teachers to raise fellow Gen Zs, yet you do not want your children to be punished.”
“Teachers have now turned to simply teaching and going home. The solution lies in responsible parenting and the church,” the CS added.
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On security, Murkomen assured Kenyans that the country was safe and that the government was overhauling Nairobi’s security architecture to deal with emerging threats.
. @JohnMbadiN, this youth says that you dispatched them to disrupt a meeting at All Saints Cathedral that was scrutinizing the budget you presented yesterday. Mbadi, you cannot distance yourself from this attack by the goons. You must take responsibility for your actions and for… https://t.co/A5uLWbG2XJ pic.twitter.com/zqA6JPzCVG— KHRC (@thekhrc) June 12, 2026
“Our country is safe now and we have made great progress,” he announced.
“We are changing the security architecture of Nairobi, and this July we will commence establishing the Nairobi Metropolitan Police Unit to deal with unique challenges emerging in the city.”
The CS singled out gangs and goons as the country’s biggest remaining security concern, blaming politicians for nurturing the criminal groups that have since turned rogue.
“The only remaining challenge in the country is gangs and goons, either formed by politicians or by themselves for selfish gains,” he said.
“Some were started by politicians, and because they could not sustain them, they have now become rogue.”
“Parents Are To Blame!” – Murkomen Says Over Indiscipline Cases In Kenyan Schools
