KHRC FILE PETITION TO IMPEACH CS MURKOMEN

A petition has been filed at the High Court seeking to remove Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen from office. The petition filed by The Katiba Institute, the Kenya Human Rights Commission and other civil society organisations on July 2 argues that Murkomen is unfit to hold public office following his 'shoot-to-kill orders.'
"The petition alleges that these comments constitute incitement to violence and unlawful acts, and amount to unacceptable ethical conduct required of a public officer. The petition asks the court to find that the CS, as a public officer, is not fit to hold public office," the organisations said in a joint statement.
The petition makes three specific arguments, including a 2022 High Court ruling that rejected the notion that the use of firearms is appropriate to protect property when lesser appropriate means are available, as is the case in the context of peaceful protests.
Another argument made is that Murkomen's remarks are considered incitement under Article 33 of the Constitution and unethical conduct under Article 10 and Chapter VI of the Constitution.
This, the petition argued, is because the CS encouraged the unlawful use of force in his initial comments and should have known that he was citing outdated and unconstitutional legal provisions when trying to justify his remarks.
Lastly, the lobby group sought to have the CS held responsible for any individuals who lose their lives or are injured from June 26 2025, at the hands of any police officers, following his orders.