Friday, September 19, 2025 - Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has defended his controversial remarks suggesting that police officers requesting fuel support should not be labeled corrupt.
Speaking during the Jukwaa la Usalama forum in Nyamira
County on Friday, September 19th, 2025, Murkomen clarified that his
comments were misunderstood and urged critics to be more reasonable.
“Niliona wengine hapa wanaandika eti Murkomen
is encouraging corruption by saying support police officers muwaweke mafuta kwa
gari zao.”
“Kwani
hiyo ni story? Ni kama hawa watu wanaandika magazeti, they
have never interacted with police officers,” he said.
“Is it news that mafuta ya police …for
the longest inaisha before the end of the month?”
“I mean, it’s public knowledge. The allocation we
give our police officers is 450 litres, halafu polisi akisema mafuta imeisha unaita
yeye corrupt.”
“Let’s be reasonable,” he added.
“What
did you want the police officers to say? That niko
na mafuta ingine?” Murkomen posed.
He explained that the current Government allocation of 450
litres of fuel per police vehicle per month is often insufficient, especially
in high-activity areas.
Murkomen announced plans to push the Treasury to increase
the monthly fuel allocation to 650 litres, stating that the move is aimed at
improving operational efficiency.
Murkomen emphasized that allowing officers to speak openly
about logistical challenges is part of his commitment to transparency.
“The only difference between me and others is that I have faced this
problem head-on.”
“I have permitted the police officers to raise these issues openly.”
“We have agreed with Treasury that the allocation per month should move
from 450 to 650 to start with,” he said.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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