Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has responded to criticism by his university law professor, Kivutha Kibwana, over the remarks he made encouraging police officers not to shy away from defending themselves.
Taking to social media, Murkomen reiterated his claim that his words were taken out of context and that he would never make such a claim.
Speaking to the professor directly, Murkomen claimed that his teachings at the University of Nairobi still rang true and his remarks merely followed the National Police Service Act B (1) that gives police officers the autonomy to use their weapons to defend themselves, property or civilians against threats of death or serious injury. "My good teacher and friend, where did I issue a 'shoot-live to murder' command?
Having been your good student, I know better than to make unfounded statements," he claimed.
