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Murkomen issues fresh directive over goons’ menace, reveals Mwananchi ignored advisory

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Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has directed security agencies to take preventive action against suspected political goons before they reach rallies, warning that authorities should not wait for violence to erupt before making arrests. Speaking in Oldonyiro, Isiolo County, on Saturday, August 22, 2026, Murkomen said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) […]

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