{"id":112500,"date":"2025-03-26T10:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/cherargei-blasts-murkomen-for-incompetence-in-management-of-national-security\/"},"modified":"2025-03-26T10:04:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:04:30","slug":"cherargei-blasts-murkomen-for-incompetence-in-management-of-national-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/cherargei-blasts-murkomen-for-incompetence-in-management-of-national-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Cherargei blasts Murkomen for \u2018incompetence\u2019 in management of national security"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 26 \u2013 Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has launched a scathing attack on Interior Cabinet Secretary <\/strong>Samson Cherargei<\/strong> accusing him of incompetence in handling the country\u2019s security crises.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Wednesday, Cherargei criticized Murkomen for failing to address the rising cases of banditry, terrorist attacks, and violent crimes across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I saw two years ago about CS Murkomen\u2019s incompetence can now be seen! At least incompetence in roads means it can be fixed later, but incompetence in internal security means lives are lost\u2014and they cannot be recovered!\u201d Cherargei stated referring to Murkomen\u2019s previous role as CS for Roads.<\/p>\n

The Senator further questioned why Head of Public Service Felix Koskei had to personally confront bandits in the North Rift over the weekend, implying that Murkomen had failed in his mandate.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo wonder HOPS Koskei had to go and confront bandits in the North Rift over the weekend,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Cherargei contrasted Murkomen\u2019s tenure with that of his predecessor, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, whom he credited for containing insecurity in the volatile North Rift and North Eastern regions.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring Kindiki\u2019s tenure, there was significant containment of insecurity in the country. But under Murkomen\u2019s tenure, machete gangs are marauding, terrorist attacks from Turkana and North Eastern Kenya are rising, and our villages are now insecure\u2014including my Kapsabet Town, where a person was killed less than 200 meters from Kapsabet County Police Headquarters,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Banditry manace <\/h2>\n

Murkomen took over the Interior Ministry in December 2024, vowing to continue Kindiki\u2019s efforts to secure the country.<\/p>\n

However, his tenure has been marred by escalating violence. In the North Rift alone, more than thirty people have died in bandit attacks since the start of the year.<\/p>\n

Currently, about 3,000 police officers and over 1,000 Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) soldiers are deployed in the North Rift to combat banditry, particularly in Samburu, Turkana, and Baringo counties.<\/p>\n

The wave of terror gripping the country has also intensified, with suspected Al-Shabaab militants recently launching a deadly attack on a police camp in Garissa, killing six officers.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, administrative officers, including chiefs and National Police Reservists, have also become targets. <\/p>\n

Five administrators remain missing following a series of attacks, raising further concerns over the deteriorating security situation.<\/p>\n

The crisis has been compounded by allegations that some politicians and security officers have played a role in fueling insecurity, thereby undermining efforts to restore order in the country.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 26 \u2013 Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has launched a scathing attack on Interior Cabinet Secretary Samson Cherargei accusing him of incompetence in handling the country\u2019s security crises. In a statement on Wednesday, Cherargei criticized Murkomen for failing to address the rising cases of banditry, terrorist attacks, and violent crimes across the country. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112500\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}