Arresting goons is not enough, Mr Murkomen

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, Police IG Douglas Kanja and DCI Mohamed Amin when they appeared before National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security at Parliament on April 21, 2026. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Police officers have arrested 300 suspected goons in Nairobi and Kitale. This follows public outrage on the dangers of entrenching a culture of lawlessness under the very nose of the government.

The 'goonism' problem in Kenya has been building for some years now. Unfortunately, it has now reached a point it can no longer be ignored or be managed through press statements and the occasional arrest of hirelings. Goons have been photographed working alongside police officers to brutalise unarmed civilians.