{"id":148548,"date":"2026-07-31T13:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/rally-behind-kindiki-murkomen-tells-mt-kenya-as-he-commends-war-on-goons\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T13:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T13:02:49","slug":"rally-behind-kindiki-murkomen-tells-mt-kenya-as-he-commends-war-on-goons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/rally-behind-kindiki-murkomen-tells-mt-kenya-as-he-commends-war-on-goons\/","title":{"rendered":"Rally behind Kindiki, Murkomen tells Mt. Kenya as he commends war on goons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen has called on the people of the Mt. Kenya region to rally behind Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, saying that he represents the region\u2019s future leadership.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want you to support Prof. Kindiki as the Deputy President and hold his hand,\u201d he urged.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in Embu during a thanksgiving ceremony at St. Stephen\u2019s Secondary School in Kagaari, the CS called on former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to throw his support behind Prof. Kindiki, saying that his recent remarks recognising him as the \u201cson of the mountain\u201d were welcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you now acknowledge that he is your son, why can\u2019t you go all the way and say that we should support him?\u201d he posed.<\/p>\n<p>The CS also dismissed recent claims that the DP was facing challenges within the government, saying that his only challenge would be a lack of support from the locals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no problem with Prof. Kindiki. He will only have a problem if you do not support him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the CS assured the country of continued peace and stability, saying that the government was effectively dealing with the challenge of goonism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI commend the National Police Service. In all the meetings that have taken place over the last two weeks, there have been no incidents involving goons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The CS further warned politicians and other individuals financing acts of violence, as well as those carrying crude weapons to disrupt public meetings, saying they would face firm action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not allow anyone to carry crude weapons in public and claim that they are doing so for self-protection while causing violence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Murkomen was accompanied by Principal Secretaries Dr. Esther Muoria (Technical and Vocational Education and Training), Alex Wachira (Energy), Betsy Njagi (Blue Economy and Fisheries), and Eng. Joseph Mbugua (Roads), Embu Senator Alexander Mundigi, MPs Muchangi Karemba (Runyenjes), Eng. Nebart Muriuki (Mbeere South), Pamela Njoki (County), MCAs, among other leaders.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/rally-behind-kindiki-murkomen-tells-mt-kenya-as-he-commends-war-on-goons-2\/\">Rally behind Kindiki, Murkomen tells Mt. Kenya as he commends war on goons<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC Digital<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen has called on the people of the Mt. Kenya region to rally behind Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, saying that he represents the region\u2019s future leadership. \u201cI want you to support Prof. Kindiki as the Deputy President and hold his hand,\u201d he urged. 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