Sifuna Demands Murkomen to Take Full Responsibility for Election Insecurity
Senator Sifuna accused security agencies of incompetence or worse, alleged complicity in planning and executing the unrest...
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Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has called on Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to take full responsibility for the insecurity witnessed during recent by-elections, which Sifuna described as one of the bloodiest election days in recent history.
- Sifuna accused security agencies of either incompetence or complicity in the unrest that occurred on Thursday, November 27, 2025.
- Violence was reported across multiple by-election hotspots, including Kabuchai, Malava, and Kasipul.
- In Malava, a Toyota Prado in a candidate’s convoy was torched, injuring at least two people, leading to the arrest of five suspects.
- Despite CS Murkomen's prior assurances of comprehensive security deployments, voter turnout dropped in affected polling stations according to the IEBC.
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Rigging Claims, Voter Intimidation, and Calls for Action Surround Kenyan By-Elections - November 2025
The by-elections were preceded by the United Opposition Alliance alleging a government rigging plot, a claim the UDA party refuted (29, 25). On election day, ODM's candidate in Magarini alleged his agents were denied access to polling stations (19), while a rival candidate accused ODM officials of intimidating voters at polling stations (20). Following violent events, DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa called for the disqualification of the UDA candidate in Malava (23). Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei demanded the immediate arrest of former CS Justin Muturi for alleged aggravated assault and election malpractice (10). Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna called on Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen to take full responsibility for the election insecurity (12), while the IEBC refuted separate claims of ballot stuffing (6).
