Murkomen: Police no longer rely on Gachagua's 'gossip'

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has accused former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua of spreading falsehoods, saying technology-driven policing has replaced "gossip-based" investigations. Speaking during the handover of the ANSI National Accreditation Board certification to the Forensic Evidence Management Unit and the launch of the Multi-Biometric Identification System at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations headquarters on Thursday, Murkomen said the country has shifted from outdated investigative methods to science-based policing. "We are moving away from gossip-based collection of evidence to science. I saw an impeached former leader claiming he is well connected to police officers and receives gossip every day because he is not busy unlike the President," said Murkomen. He said the biometric system will strengthen investigations through science and technology, making unofficial information unnecessary. "That is an old style of collecting evidence. We now have a modern police service driven by science and technology.