Murkomen accuses MPs of funding criminal gangs

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen in Parliament while responding to concerns raised by MPs on February 12, 2026. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has accused a section of Members of Parliament and political leaders of funding and protecting criminal gangs that continue to terrorise innocent Kenyans.

Murkomen warned that the country risks sliding into organised urban banditry if urgent action is not taken.