Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has put politicians using goons for political scores while tainting the image of the national security agencies.

Speaking during the Chiefs’ and Assistant Chiefs’ Graduation ceremony at the National Police College Embakasi ‘A’ Campus, Nairobi on Monday, December 1, 2025, Murkomen said political leaders involved in the trend will be dealt with accordingly.

Politics of goons

”I want to warn those using goons in political meetings to paint our security officers like these in a bad light that we will not tolerate it. We will deal with them according to the law,” Murkomen said.

Murkomen’s sentiments come a day after the police fired teargas at Kariobangi North PCEA Church congregants on Sunday, November 30, 2025. At the church, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua attended a thanksgiving service organised to celebrate the victory of David Warui, the Democracy for the Citizens Party (DCP) candidate who won the Kariobangi North Member of County Assembly (MCA) seat in the Thursday, November 27, 2025, by-election held on Thursday.

Following the incident, Rigathi Gachagua termed the unfolding as unfortunate and disturbing, risking turning Kenya into a militia country where women, children and churches have become President Ruto’s key targets of lethal attacks.

Gachagua calls out Ruto

”For the record, Mr William Ruto, sending goons and police to attack us at the PCEA church, Kariobangi North, today, to punish the people of Kariobangi North for rejecting your UDA Candidate shows how desperate you are. Today, your police and goons opened fire and shot two DCP supporters who are now nursing serious gunshot wounds,” Gachagua took to his social media pages.

As Murkomen accuses the political class of using goons to disrupt peace, Gachagua has claimed that it is the state that has resorted to the habit in a bid to intimidate its critics.

”Directing police to throw tear gas in church to harm the clergy, women and children is the lowest a leader can go. You have desecrated the Altar and defiled a Holy Place, and for sure God will punish you. Much as I appreciate your frustrations, the more you send goons and police to attack the public and their leaders, the more you harden their resolve against your unpopular leadership.” Rigathi Gachagua added.