Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has dismissed a move by Reuben Kigame to have him tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Speaking on Friday, August 1, Murkomen criticised Kigame and other petitioners behind the attempt, accusing them of siding with criminals seeking to destabilise the country.

Kigame had filed a petition in court on Thursday, July 31, seeking to initiate a private prosecution of top security officials, including Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja.

The legal action was in response to alleged extrajudicial killings and severe human rights violations committed during the anti-government protests in 2024 and 2025.