Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has called on police to rebuild trust and mend relations with the public.
Speaking in Meru during a church service on Sunday, July 6, Murkomen said that he wants Kenyan police stations to become places that connect police with the community, where people live like brothers and sisters.
He added that community policing should be actively practised between the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) and officers and that strong relationships should be fostered between the police and residents.
“Nataka police stations za Kenya iwe police stations ambazo zinaunganisha wakenya na polisi watu waishi kama ndugu na dada, kwa hiyo police station watembeleane ikuwe na community policing kati ya OCS na officer wake kuwe na uhusiano mzuri na wananchi wa sehemu hiyo,” Murkomen urged.
“Na nyinyi wananchi mkiuona askari ako na shida na anataka apelekewe ndizi ama apelekewe nini, mnatembeleana. Hiyo ndio uhusiano nzuri. Askari pia wakuwe na communication nzuri na wananchi.”
The CS, in addition, said that in order to maintain peace, he has instructed the police to be gentle and kind to the citizens, but when confronting criminals or those intent on damaging public property, they must be firm and ensure that the public remains safe.
“Kwa mambo ya kudumisha Amani katika taifa yetu nimeambia askari wetu wakuwe wapole na wazuri kwa wananchi lakini kama ni kupambana na majangili na wale wanataka kuharibu mali ya umma wawe wakali na kuhakikisha wanchi wandumisha amani,”he added.
Police orders
This comes days after the CS ordered the police to shoot invaders.
Speaking when he toured some of the police stations to assess the aftermath of the Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Gen Z memorial protests, Murkomen told the locals that he had ordered the police officers to shoot anyone who would invade a police station with ill intentions.
“Ile shida inafanya saa zingine polisi wapige wakora risasi ni kwa sababu wanashikwa, wanaenda alafu wanarudi kuchekelea polisi wakisema sasa tulifika wapi, hakuna kwenye tulienda. Na tumeambia polisi, mtu yeyote ambaye atakaribia police station, piga yeye risasi,” Murkomen said.
Loosely translated as: “The problem that sometimes makes the police shoot criminals is that they get arrested, are released, then come back to mock the police, asking, ‘So, where did you take us? Nowhere.’ And we’ve told the police, —Anyone who comes near a police station, shoot them.”
According to Murkomen, the goons targeted armouries and police uniforms at various police stations in the country.
