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Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen under siege as Kimaiyo guns for his seat

By Fred Kibor | Oct. 9, 2016
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Elgeyo Marakwet Kipchumba Murkomen. He is now under siege as former Inspector General (IG) of Police David Kimaiyo guns for his seat in the 2017 general election. (PHOTO: COURTESY)

From his humble background, Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen has undergone a remarkable transformation since being elected in 2013.

The son of a squatter, Murkomen grew up in a village in the Embobut Forest but is never shy to remind his constituents during political rallies of his closeness to the powers that be.

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