Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has issued a new directive to police officers, instructing them to shoot individuals who pose a direct threat to officers or attack police stations. "Tumeambia polisi, mtu yeyote ambaye atakaribia police station, piga yeye risasi (We have directed the police that anyone who dares approach a police station with criminal intent, shoot them)," Murkomen directed.
The CS was addressing security personnel on Thursday when he attributed the leniency by police officers to the rising cases of lawlessness, where criminals storm police stations and steal guns.
Murkomen expressed frustration over a system that he claims has allowed repeat offenders to be released on lenient bond terms, only for them to return and challenge law enforcement.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, accompanied by the senior leadership of the National Police Service, while on a patrol of Nairobi's downtown to assess the mayhem by the June 25 Protests on June 26, 2025.
