Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, dismissed the calls for his resignation while detailing the steps taken by the government to curb the unending cases of police brutality and abductions in the country.

Speaking while updating the Senate on the circumstances surrounding the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, Murkomen vindicated the government over claims that it is failing in curbing the endemic problems threatening the very fabric of the nation.

“My position has never changed. My position on issues of brutality, extrajudicial killings, and abductions remains the same as those I have held even while I was a senator. “I’m glad that people have expectations of me,” he stated.

The CS also clarified what prompted his appearance in the chamber.

“First of all, let me say that I came here today not because I was called or I saw a letter from your office. Once you announced you would need the CS here, I told the Inspector General and the IPOA chair that we must come here. I’m glad we have such a forum to be held in account, so I respect the authority of this house,” Murkomen stated.

In what could be a veiled jibe to the Nandi Senator, Samson Cherargei, Murkomen, further aimed at unnamed politicians whom he castigated for being hellbent on getting him out of office.

“I’m not yet six months since I joined this office. I know of a senator whose national chorus has been, “Murkomen must resign or be fired.” Even when I was two months in the office, that was the song he was singing. “Mr. Speaker, I am used to that song,” he added.

While defending the government’s position over the extrajudicial killings, Murkomen detailed specific policy directions he has spearheaded since coming into office.

The CS cited the case of Baby Pendo’s case, the government’s intervention into the River Yala Killings, and the push to have independent bodies such as the IPOA conduct their jobs independently and without external pressure.

“There is enough precedent to deal with matters related to police brutality and extrajudicial killings. I personally went to Nakuru when the investigation had stopped. I went there and pressured them, and as a result, the people were charged in court in Nakuru.

The CS concluded with an assurance that the government remain committed to ending abduction and cases of police brutality in the country.

“I’m confident the investigations will yield results, and we will address all these cases of abductions and police brutality. The president has spoken on these, and even though we may not have completely exterminated the criminals committing these acts. I can assure you there are no systematic or planned acts by government,” he said.