Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has announced that police officers and military personnel out of service will be subjected to heightened government surveillance.
Speaking on Thursday, July 31, Murkomen stated that ex-officers, due to their specialized training, pose a unique risk if involved in subversive behavior.
“All police and military officers who are out of service have a greater responsibility than a civilian.
"We will put them under very strict surveillance because those are persons who are highly trained by the government of Kenya on the use of arms, and once they start threatening the public and threatening government, we consider that subversive activities,” he stated.
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Murkomen was reacting to the arrests of former Kenya Prisons Service officer Jackson Kuria Kimani, popularly known as Cop Shakur, and Patrick Osoi who claims to be a United States Army veteran and a former National Intelligence Service (NIS) officer.
In a statement on Wednesday, July 30, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Osoi was arrested along Langa’ata Road in connection with having a firearm.
The former military officer spent the night under custody at the Muthaiga Police Station in Nairobi.
“Osoi was today arraigned at the Kahawa Law Courts, where he faced charges under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2012, and for being in possession of a firearm, among other offences.
"He is currently being held at Muthaiga Police Station, pending a court ruling on custodial orders scheduled for tomorrow, July 31, 2025,” DCI stated.
On the other hand, DCI said Cop Shakur was arrested in Kahawa West after being found in possession of a red beret with an FBI symbol.
“In a related development, Jackson Kuria Kihara, alias Cop Shakur, was also arrested in Kahawa West in connection with the same offences. At the time of arrest, he was found in possession of a red beret bearing the ‘FBI’ symbol,” DCI added.
