Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen controversially expressed a desire to directly contact a judge to influence the reversal of court orders that have halted the ongoing police recruitment drive in Kenya.

• The Labour Court suspended the recruitment, scheduled to begin on October 3, following a petition by ex-MP Harun Mwau.
• Murkomen, speaking at the 48th Jukwaa la Usalama, questioned if the judiciary understood the national implications of stopping the recruitment, which aims to beef up security and replace retired officers after four years without a mass drive.
• This incident adds to Murkomen's history of criticizing the judiciary, recently over Ksh50,000 cash bail for suspects and calling out the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).