Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has set a six-month target for security agencies to disarm criminals and restore peace along the Turkana–West Pokot and Turkana–Baringo borders, signalling a tougher phase in the government’s response to banditry and armed conflict in the region. Murkomen said newly graduated police officers and recently procured security…
Former Attorney General Justin Muturi has asked the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to summon Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen over remarks on identification and voter registration services for Kenyans living in Uganda, putting cross-border registration under fresh political scrutiny ahead of Kenya’s 2027 General Election. Muturi, the Democratic Party leader, said Murkomen should…
Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered security agencies conducting operations in Samburu and Isiolo counties to exercise maximum caution following an incident in which livestock were killed. Murkomen said the government would continue with intensified operations against banditry and illegal firearms in the two counties but stressed that security agencies must…
Kenyan authorities have destroyed 1,036.044 kilograms of methamphetamine valued at approximately Ksh8.2 billion at Bamburi Cement in Mombasa, bringing to an end the court-supervised disposal of one of the country’s largest narcotics seizures. The drugs were destroyed on Thursday, September 24, 2026, nearly a year after they were intercepted in the Indian Ocean during a…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has outlined a raft of security reforms and equipment upgrades ahead of the 2027 General Election, saying the National Police Service is now better positioned to respond to security threats before and during the polls. Speaking on Friday at the General Service Unit (GSU) graduation ceremony at the National Police…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen says 121,870 youths were incarcerated in Kenya between 2022 and 2026, including 11,824 imprisoned for offences linked to criminal gangs, violent extremism and political goonism. Murkomen gave the figures in a response to a Senate question on youth incarceration, criminal gang activities, violent extremism, political goonism and the rehabilitation of…
A post-mortem examination has established that construction worker Sammy Kyengo died from drowning, although investigators are yet to determine the circumstances that led to his death at the Talanta City Stadium construction site. Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen told the Senate that Kyengo, 35, was reported missing on September 10, 2025, after failing to return…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has rejected claims of a parallel command structure within Kenya’s National Police Service, defending Inspector-General of Police Douglas Kanja as the constitutionally mandated head of the country’s police. Murkomen said on Friday that Kanja retains operational command of the National Police Service and has authority over key functions including investigations,…
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday condemned the abduction of Standard Group associate editor Alex Kiprotich as embarrassing and barbaric and demanded a swift investigation, as police denied any involvement and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua accused the minister of ordering the attack. Kiprotich was seized by armed men near the Gilgil weighbridge on…
The Ministry of Interior and National Administration has identified 18 counties and three major cities requiring priority preparedness and response measures ahead of the anticipated El Niño season. According to the ministry, the counties were flagged following a national risk assessment prepared by the National Disaster Operations Centre (NDOC), which assessed areas most vulnerable to…
