The Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, engaged the police officers at 5:00 am as they prepared to provide security to Kenyans protesting in commemoration of the victims of the 2024 anti-government protests.
In a statement on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Murkomen expressed appreciation for the work of the police in providing safety for Kenyans.
“I appreciate all our men and women in uniform who keep us all safe and secure,” Murkomen stated.
Further, he has vowed that the police will do everything possible to protect all Kenyans and their livelihoods.
“On my way to work this morning, I met so many Kenyans who were up early and making their way to their daily hustles. We shall do everything to protect everyone and their livelihoods,” he added.
This comes a day after the CS asked the police to be ruthless when dealing with goons during the planned protests on Wednesday, June 2025.
Speaking during a breakfast with the FKF Premier League champions held at State House on June 24, 2025, the CS confirmed receiving a notice of the protest from some political actors.
According to Murkomen, the government will not fold and watch armed protestors cause chaos in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD).
Notice for protests
“We have received a notice from some political actors who, not just a few months ago, were defending law and order; they were against chaos, but they are now planning to buy machetes and rungus, trying to distribute them to young people to cause chaos in town. And they want us to sit here and fold our hands and say, That is Article 137 of the constitution.”
“The National Police Service must be ruthless in dealing with such criminals because we want this country to be a country of law and order, not chaos, so that everybody may be able to thrive,” he added.
“Young people in this country do not deserve to be running battles in the streets but playing football. We want to allow them to grow, not be used by political actors to cause violence,” he added.
