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'Roads blocks were necessary', Murkomen says as he commends police

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen (C), PS Raymond Omollo (L) and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja address anti-riot police in Nairobi on July 7, 2025. [Kipchumba Murkomen, X]

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has heaped praises on police officers for standing guard in various locations countrywide to contain protests called to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1990 Sabasaba march, on Monday.

A few hours after conducting a spot check across Nairobi, CS Murkomen published a message of appreciation on his X account, thanking the uniformed officers for protecting property against criminals who may have infiltrated the demonstrations.

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