Murkomen: 20 suspects arrested over Kisumu, Nyahururu violence
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen announced the arrest of 20 suspects following violent clashes in Kisumu and Nyahururu. He emphasized that the government is intensifying security measures and will prosecute those involved in political violence, regardless of their status.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing political instability and the government's attempt to maintain law and order ahead of upcoming by-elections in Kenya.
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen speaking in Lokori, Turkana County, during the burial ceremony of the late David Kipchirchir Kibiwott, a prison officer on July 13, 2026 / MINA
Interior and National Administration CS Kipchumba Murkomen has maintained that the security agencies are doing everything to curb goonism and political violence in the country.
The CS said that 20 suspects have already been arrested and set to be arraigned to court in connection with Sunday’s incidents in Kisumu and Nyahururu.
The CS asked the Judiciary to mete out the severest legal action against those arraigned so as to discourage the goonism menace.
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