{"id":112540,"date":"2025-03-27T07:03:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T07:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/03\/27\/murkomen-defends-security-record-amid-rising-criticism\/"},"modified":"2025-03-27T07:03:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T07:03:20","slug":"murkomen-defends-security-record-amid-rising-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/murkomen-defends-security-record-amid-rising-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Murkomen Defends Security Record amid rising criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 27 \u2013<\/strong> Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has lauded the success of Operation Maliza Uhalifu, crediting it with significantly reducing cattle rustling in Kerio Valley.<\/p>\n

Speaking in Baringo County on Wednesday, Murkomen vowed that the government would fiercely protect the restored peace in the region despite what he termed as propaganda about security failures.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are doing everything possible to protect the calm that has returned to the region so that residents can continue reaping the peace dividends that have seen the reopening of schools and resumption of economic activity,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Murkomen dismissed criticism over security lapses, maintaining that security forces were working tirelessly to sustain stability. He emphasized the government\u2019s determination to eradicate banditry and urged leaders and residents to support the efforts by reporting criminal elements.<\/p>\n

\u201cBanditry has no place in our society, and we will not relent until we root it out,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He was accompanied by Inspector General Douglas Kanja, Deputy IG APS Gilbert Masengeli, Rift Valley Regional Commissioner Dr. Hassan Abdi, GSU Commandant Ranson Lolmodoni, and other senior security officials.<\/p>\n

Hits Back at Critics<\/h3>\n

Later, at the National Police Service Development Partners Roundtable in Nairobi, Murkomen lashed out at critics questioning security lapses, particularly in the North Rift and North Eastern regions.<\/p>\n

He accused the media and social media users of failing to grasp the complexities of national security, suggesting that journalists should be taken to conflict zones to witness the risks security officers face.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know it is very easy for people to sit behind their computers and write stories about our police officers. I wish we could take some of these editors, journalists, and bloggers\u2014not for the whole day, but even for half a day\u2014to operational areas like Elwak,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will provide free transport and fly a good number of them to Elwak. I want them to stay there for a week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cherargei Slams Murkomen<\/h3>\n

His remarks came as Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei launched a scathing attack on him, accusing him of incompetence in handling rising banditry, terrorist attacks, and violent crimes.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Wednesday, Cherargei claimed Murkomen had failed in his mandate, questioning why Head of Public Service Felix Koskei had to personally confront bandits in the North Rift over the weekend.<\/p>\n

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

Cherargei further contrasted Murkomen\u2019s performance with that of his predecessor, Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, crediting him with containing insecurity.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 27 \u2013 Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has lauded the success of Operation Maliza Uhalifu, crediting it with significantly reducing cattle rustling in Kerio Valley. Speaking in Baringo County on Wednesday, Murkomen vowed that the government would fiercely protect the restored peace in the region despite what he termed as propaganda about […]<\/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-112540","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\/112540","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=112540"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112540\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}