Resign: CS Murkomen Told Amidst Impeachment Threat
NIA said Murkomen's actions violate the spirit and letter of Chapter Six of the Constitution on Leadership and Integrity.
Marvin Chege 
Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has been compelled to resign over his recent remarks viewed as defending abductions and police brutality in Kenya, especially his recent controversial shoot-to-kill order.
The National Integrity Alliance (NIA), a citizen-centred integrity and anti-corruption coalition comprising Transparency International Kenya (TI-Kenya), Inuka Kenya Ni Sisi!, Mzalendo Trust, The Institute for Social Accountability (TISA), and The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), also criticised Murkomen for downplaying the recent Gen Z-led protests.
"We demand a public retraction and formal apology from the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Kipchumba Murkomen, for his statements that appeared to justify abductions, delegitimise youth-led protests, and excuse police brutality," the alliance said in a statement sent to newsrooms.
"Such rhetoric is not only irresponsible but unbefitting of a public official entrusted with safeguarding internal security. In light of these remarks and the ongoing crisis under his leadership, we further demand that CS Murkomen vacate office."
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
In the statement dated Tuesday, July 1, NIA said Murkomen's actions violate the spirit and letter of Chapter Six of the Constitution on Leadership and Integrity.
Further to their demand for Murkomen to step down, the alliance also called upon President William Ruto and Parliament to hold all Cabinet Secretaries to account, "ensuring their conduct and public statements uphold human rights, constitutionalism, and the highest standards of ethical governance."
This comes amidst an impeachment motion reportedly being prepared by members of the National Assembly, outraged by Murkomen’s remarks while touring Nairobi’s CBD after the deadly June 25 protests, which left several people dead and injured.
During his controversial speech, Murkomen instructed police officers to shoot to kill anyone attempting to loot a police station. "Anyone approaching a police station, shoot them; a gun is not a toy," Murkomen said.
In response to those remarks, a group of MPs from former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) announced plans to launch an impeachment motion against Murkomen, plans that have since been openly backed by opposition leaders such as Kalonzo Musyoka and Eugene Wamalwa.
“This Parliament must stand firm. The Interior Cabinet Secretary has overstepped his mandate by issuing unconstitutional directives that endanger lives. We cannot sit back and watch,” Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji said on Sunday, sentiments that were backed by more MPs from the camp.
Even though the motion hasn’t been formally introduced, opposition leaders are ramping up pressure, vowing to hold Murkomen accountable for his comments.
Meanwhile, other than Murkomen, NIA demanded the immediate resignation of Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja and Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat for failure to uphold the law and the Constitution as well as failure to protect citizens and human rights.
"Full and transparent prosecution of all perpetrators of protest-related killings, abductions, torture, and enforced disappearances, regardless of their rank or office. This includes those who gave the orders and sanctioned violence; they must also face the full force of the law," added the statement.
"We further demand that all implicated officers vacate their offices immediately to allow independent, credible investigations to be conducted without interference. These investigations must be thorough, time-bound, and their findings made public."
The alliance also called for independent, transparent investigations into the killings of Albert Ojwang’, Boniface Kariuki, and all victims of police brutality and abductions.
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