Editor's Review

"You are yet to grow a child up to the age of 31, can you immediately resign? You are not fit to be in that docket."

Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has called for the resignation of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.

Speaking on Wednesday, June 11, at the Senate, Khalwale said Murkomen is not fit to head the Ministry of Interior.

“CS Murkomen, the National Security Council where you sit is charged with promoting and guaranteeing security of the country, and you have the audacity to come and face the Parliament of Kenya and tell Kenyans that you don't see and you don't know.

“Please, for the respect of this young man, you are yet to grow a child up to the age of 31, can you immediately resign? You are not fit to be in that docket. It is not personal. You cannot be an inspiration to be in the cabinet,” said Khalwale.

The UDA Senator made the remarks after Murkomen appeared before the Senate to answer questions on the mysterious death of Albert Ojwang.

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File image of Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.

During the session, CS Murkomen told the senate that the constitution bars him from giving any direction to the Inspector General of Police with respect to the investigation of any particular offence.

"My position is confined in law to the place where I give either policy directions in writing, or to provide financial support and other resources to NPS,” he stated.

Murkomen was accompanied by IG Douglas Kanja, DCI Boss Mohamed Amin and the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) Vice Chairperson Anne Wanjiku.

IG Kanja told the Senate that the Deputy Inspector General Eliud Lagat had filed a formal complaint of defamation against Ojwang, prompting the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to assign the matter to a cybercrime officer.

On her part, Wanjiku revealed that the late Ojwang was arrested by Sergeant Sigei, Sergeant Wesley Kipkorir Kirui, PC Dennis Kinyoni, PC Milton Mwanze, and PC Boniface Rapudo on Saturday, June 7.

She also informed the Senate that surveillance systems at the Central Police Station in Nairobi were interfered with following the death of Ojwang.

“The key findings: the CCTV systems located at the OCS' office had been interfered with,” she said.

Ojwang died while under police custody at the Central Police Station on Sunday, June 8, 2025.

A postmortem conducted on the body of Ojwang revealed that the teacher died as a result of a head injury.

Pathologist Bernard Midia, who performed the autopsy on Tuesday, June 10, also revealed that the deceased had neck compressions.