Murkomen: Ruto’s government has done more to stop abductions than past regimes
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen told the National Assembly on Wednesday that kidnappings and abductions had dropped sharply since 2022. He cited a dedicated Anti-Abduction Investigations Unit as proof of the government's commitment.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has defended the Kenya Kwanza administration's record on abductions. He said it had done more to curb them than any previous government, The Star reported. Murkomen spoke during a National Assembly plenary session on Wednesday while answering questions from MPs. He said reported kidnappings and abductions had declined sharply since 2022. According to The Star's report, he gave no figures. He added that security agencies were investigating reported incidents, including cases that turned out to be self-abductions. The CS said the government had set up a specialised Anti-Abduction Investigations Unit. He called it evidence of the administration's commitment to tackling the problem. He also said ending extrajudicial killings had been a policy pledge since the 2022 campaign. "You have not seen cases of bodies floating in rivers as it happened in the last government," he said. Murkomen admitted that security challenges remain. He urged Kenyans to judge…
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