Murkomen Addresses Subarus Raiding Homes During Saba Saba Protests
Murkomen assured Kenyans that any officers proven to have acted unlawfully, particularly those implicated in harming innocent civilians, would face accountability.
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has addressed the actions of a heavily armed convoy riding in unmarked Subaru vehicles that descended on several protest hotspots during Monday, July 7’s Saba Saba demonstrations, amidst claims of a secret killer squad within the National Police Service (NPS).
Speaking on Tuesday, July 15, during a State of Security address in Nairobi, Murkomen dismissed claims of any police squad formed to kill Kenyans, at least not in President William Ruto's administration.
Murkomen assured Kenyans that any officers proven to have acted unlawfully, particularly those implicated in harming innocent civilians, would face accountability.
He further stressed that every officer, regardless of whether they are in uniform, must operate within the confines of the Constitution and the rule of law. He asserted that creating any unit within the police service to harm or kill civilians would be both unlawful and unconstitutional.
An individual arrested by plain clothes officers in an unmarked Subaru at Jogoo Road, Nairobi, Kenya. /ZOOM AFRIKA
"A police officer, whether he is wearing a uniform or not, is a police officer who is bound by the law. There's no rules that excuse a police officer that if you are not in uniform, you can commit crimes or kill people.
"The law that abhors the killing of citizens by a police officer in uniform is the same one that also abhors the same by a police officer who is not in uniform," he stated.
Murkomen additionally addressed concerns about the use of unmarked vehicles and plainclothes officers in crowd control, clarifying that existing police protocols do allow such measures under certain conditions. However, he did mention some exceptions.
"There are clearly indicated situations where a police officer may not be required to be in uniform, sometimes when they are doing investigations. Sometimes officers are embedded in situations to make sure that they collect evidence immediately that will help in apprehending criminals," he continued.
Still, the CS stressed that whether police officers "are using a Subaru or walking on foot or using a lorry are expected to abide by the law."
Phone footage captured in Kiserian, Kajiado North during the Saba Saba protests, showed a convoy of at least 10 high-performance vehicles—mostly Subaru Outbacks—moving in a tight, organised formation. The occupants, masked and clad in balaclavas, carried high-powered firearms with fully loaded magazines, indicating they were geared for combat. The operation, according to an exposé done by Citizen TV, appeared well-coordinated and highly tactical.
In nearby Ngong town, more footage surfaced showing the same group firing live rounds, with gunshots echoing moments before lifeless bodies were seen sprawled across the road. The unit moved with military-like discipline, and one unarmed individual seen giving orders strongly suggested a structured chain of command.
Their sweep left multiple casualties across various areas: two deaths reported in Kangemi, three in Ngong, one in Kitengela, one in Kamukunji, and two more along Jogoo Road. Despite being heavily armed, the squad made no evident attempts to carry out arrests, save for a single incident where two individuals were violently beaten and shoved into a vehicle.
The unit's striking similarity to the controversial rapid response teams used during the June 2024 anti-government protests—especially in Mlolongo, Syokimau, Embakasi, and Kitengela—has raised serious alarm. Those earlier squads were accused of unlawful killings and excessive force.
The National Police Service (NPS) has yet to comment on the identity of the group. However, the use of unmarked vehicles, lack of police insignia, and masked faces pointed to a calculated effort to avoid traceability. Public outrage has been growing, with urgent calls for investigations into possible extra-judicial killings.
On Wednesday, July 9, former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claimed that the Subaru convoy operated under the direction of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) under the guise of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), thus pinning blame on the investigative agency for the terror they unleashed on citizens on July 7.
