Murkomen Hits Back at Leaders Calling for His ICC Trial
There had been calls by a section of leaders to take the CS to ICC...
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Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has dismissed attempts by presidential hopeful Reuben Kigame to have him tried at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Murkomen, speaking on Friday, August 1, accused Kigame and other petitioners of siding with criminals seeking to destabilize the country.
- Kigame filed a petition on Thursday, July 31, seeking private prosecution of top security officials, including Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, for alleged extrajudicial killings during anti-government protests in 2024 and 2025.
- Kigame accused security chiefs of "crimes against humanity," alleging over 100 deaths of peaceful protesters and bystanders, and numerous abductions and tortures.
- Murkomen criticized Kigame for not addressing "anarchy" against administrative centers, including burned police stations and courts, asserting that Kenya will not be an "experimental place" for those seeking to "subvert the Constitution."
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