Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has accused politicians, including elected leaders and aspirants, of financing and orchestrating violence through 'violence-for-hire' networks. He stated that these groups are often disguised as security details or bouncers.

• The trend is most pronounced in Western, Nyanza, and the Nairobi metropolitan area, including Kiambu, Kajiado, and Machakos counties.
• Murkomen identified numerous counties largely affected, such as Kisii, Kisumu, Homa Bay, Siaya, Kakamega, Busia, Trans Nzoia, Nakuru, Nairobi, and Machakos.
• He highlighted specific incidents, like disturbances in Kikuyu on April 11 and the blocking of access to Kisumu Airport in February, as organized rather than spontaneous.