The Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS), Kipchumba Murkomen, has revealed that goons targeted police stations during protests commemorating victims of the June 2024 anti-government demonstrations that led to the loss of 60 people.
According to Murkomen, the goons targeted armouries and police uniforms at various police stations in the country.
Speaking at a press conference in Nairobi on June 26, 2025, Murkomen revealed that five firearms were stolen from the Dagoretti Police post in Kiambu County.
“The criminals were after guns in the armouries and police uniforms. Five firearms were stolen from Dagoretti Police Post, Kiambu County, while four were burnt at Gachui Police Post,” he lamented.
Furthermore, he revealed that five police stations were torched, including Ol Kalou, Molo, and Dagoretti, and properties were destroyed.
“At least nine police stations were targeted, five of which were torched, including Dagoretti, Ol Kalou, and Molo, among others. Eighty-eight police vehicles were destroyed, and 27 national and county government vehicles and 65 civilian vehicles parked in various police stations, including a school bus, were burnt.
Vandalism
Similarly, he stated that the vandalism witnessed in the country was planned, funded, and politically instigated.
“We witnessed a well-orchestrated campaign of political violence; what happened was not spontaneous or random; it was deliberate, coordinated, funded, and politically investigated and predetermined,” he stated.
“The mobilised protesters, especially along Kiambu and Thika Road, were chanting, ‘It is time to take out power and occupy State House.’ The massive looting had a clear motive to cause fear and target the property of politicians and civilians allied to the government and innocent civilians,” he added.
Additionally, he revealed that more than ten Kenyans lost their lives during the protests and that investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances of their deaths.
More than 10 Kenyans were killed. Investigations are ongoing into the numbers and circumstances in which this happened. Over 400 were injured; close to 300 were police officers, some left with injuries they will carry for the rest of their lives.
This follows nationwide protests on June 26, 2025, that saw thousands march, waving Kenyan flags, holding placards, and carrying roses in remembrance of those killed during last year’s protests.
