Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has criticised the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), accusing the legal body of "siding with suspected criminals" and undermining efforts to tackle violence during recent anti-government protests.
Speaking in Uasin Gishu County on Wednesday, July 23, Murkomen condemned the LSK's role in securing lower bail terms for individuals arrested during the June 25 and Saba Saba protests.
He further accused LSK of trivialising grave offences, including arson and looting, which he claims amount to terrorism. "I have seen the LSK leadership, and as a member, I totally disagree with those who want to make it lighter.
They want to make it look cheap when we say people who are burning courts, police stations, and businesses with petrol bombs are terrorists.
