Biography
Kipchumba Murkomen
Interior CS since December 2024. Former Transport CS and Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator. UDA.
Kipchumba Murkomen is Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary, in charge of police and national administration. Murkomen is one of Ruto's closest allies and has held three Cabinet posts since 2022. Born on 12 March 1979 in Marakwet, in today's Elgeyo-Marakwet County. Age 47.
- Full name
- Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen
- Born
- 12 March 1979, Marakwet, in today's Elgeyo-Marakwet County
- Party
- United Democratic Alliance (UDA)
- Family
- Married to Gladys Wanjiru.
Education
- St Patrick's High School, ItenSecondary school
- University of NairobiLLB (2004)
- University of PretoriaLLM
- American University Washington College of LawLLM
Career
- Before 2013Lawyer and political commentator on Citizen TV
- 2013 to 2022Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet
- 2017 to 2020Senate Majority Leader, removed in May 2020 in the Jubilee split
- 2022 to 2024Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport and Public Works; left when the Cabinet was dissolved in July 2024
- July to December 2024Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs and Sports
- December 2024Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration
Where Murkomen stands
- DHas run the Interior ministry, which oversees the police, since December 2024, covering the June and July 2025 protests and the run-up to the 2027 election.
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Common questions
Who is Kipchumba Murkomen?
Kipchumba Murkomen is Kenya's Interior Cabinet Secretary, in charge of police and national administration. Murkomen is one of Ruto's closest allies and has held three Cabinet posts since 2022. Interior CS since December 2024. Former Transport CS and Elgeyo-Marakwet Senator. UDA.
How old is Kipchumba Murkomen?
Born on 12 March 1979 in Marakwet, in today's Elgeyo-Marakwet County. Age 47.
What did Kipchumba Murkomen study?
LLB (2004) at University of Nairobi; LLM at University of Pretoria; LLM at American University Washington College of Law.
Which party is Kipchumba Murkomen in?
United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
What does Kipchumba Murkomen stand for?
Has run the Interior ministry, which oversees the police, since December 2024, covering the June and July 2025 protests and the run-up to the 2027 election.
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