Murkomen Slams Church & Foreign Envoys For Not Defending Kenya Police
He also took aim at the church leadership in Kenya, accusing them of aligning themselves with lawbreakers at a time when the country needed their guidance and reasoned perspective to tackle pressing social issues.
Viral Tea Ke Writer 
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has criticised both the international community and the church for what he described as biased involvement in Kenya’s political affairs following Wednesday’s deadly protests.
Addressing the media from the steps of Harambee House in Nairobi on Thursday, June 26, a visibly agitated Murkomen accused the international community of interfering in Kenya’s internal politics without conducting proper investigations or understanding the full context.
He also took aim at the church leadership in Kenya, accusing them of aligning themselves with lawbreakers at a time when the country needed their guidance and reasoned perspective to tackle pressing social issues.
Murkomen argued that it was hypocritical for both the church and international bodies to condemn the government over how it handled the protesters' freedoms, yet remain silent when the protests were hijacked by violent elements who caused chaos and destruction.
Church, diplomats would prefer chaos, anarchy at the expense of peace- CS Kipchumba Murkomen#ViralVideos pic.twitter.com/xgLpl4twC4 — Viral Tea Ke (@ViralTeaKe) June 26, 2025
"I know that there will be no bishop or church member, neither Catholic nor Anglican, who will come out to defend the police. Nobody will speak about how the police were attacked, injured and suffered immense pain," Murkomen stated.
"I also know that no diplomat would come in public to defend the police because it is not in their interest for Kenya to be a safe nation and for the country to be prosperous with full democracy," he added in response to the international community, which had raised concerns about police brutality within the week.
Murkomen also disclosed that the government had launched investigations to uncover those funding the recent protests. He described the events that unfolded on Wednesday as resembling acts of terrorism and an attempted coup.
The Cabinet Secretary, who said he monitored the situation closely from the police command centre, revealed that he had instructed Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja to initiate a probe into the widespread looting reported across various parts of Nairobi’s central business district (CBD).
A lawyer by training and once known for criticising police brutality, Murkomen pledged to stand by the police amid what he called baseless criticism from the media, international actors, and religious leaders. He maintained that officers showed considerable restraint despite provocation from young protesters.
Videos and photos from Wednesday’s protests showed demonstrators clashing with police, including instances of physical scuffles along Thika Road in Nairobi.
Murkomen also issued a stern warning to youth seen on social media wearing police and military gear, which he claimed may have been stolen during break-ins at police stations. He stressed that those found with such items would be pursued and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
"Since there is no one who is going to defend our police officers, I want to thank our officers for a job well done under extreme provocations. Some of the police stations were attacked by thugs with a simple mission to get guns and police uniforms," the CS added.
Murkomen further revealed that the protests left 300 police officers injured, along with 100 protesters who sustained different types of injuries. He also reported that five firearms were stolen from Dagoretti Police Station in Nairobi amid the unrest.
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 caused by the June 25 Protests on June 26, 2025. /KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN
