Murkomen opens up on event that led to a chief fainting at Ruto’s parade
By Cynthia Lodite, December 2, 2025Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has spoken up on the dramatic moment when a chief fainted while marching at a parade during the graduation of chiefs and assistant chiefs at the National Police College Embakasi ‘A’ Campus in Nairobi County on Monday, December 1, 2025.
Speaking on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at State House in Nairobi, Murkomen recounted the events leading up to the incident, revealing the pressure and fatigue that the local administrators faced during the high-profile state functions.
“Wakati parade ilikua inaendelea Chief mmoja kwa sababu ya jua na safari alikua ametoka mbali one of them fainted kwa parade,” Murkomen said.
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At the time, Murkomen explained how the chief was quickly helped by paramedics; however, upon regaining consciousness, he was to be rushed for more care but declined the offer and instead went back to the parade and proceeded with the marching.
“So paramedica walikuja kumsaidia,wakati alikua amesaidika akagutuka akaambiwa ingia kwa ile stretcher umepelekwe for first aid akakataa akasimama kwa parade mapaka parade ikaisha” Murkomen explained.
Murkomen went on praising the chief for what he described as a commitment to the valued training they had undergone previously.
“I want to thank you!, That chief did that because he valued this training,” Murkomen said.
Chiefs and Assistant Chiefs graduation
President William Ruto on Monday, December 1, 2025, presided over the graduation of 1,837 chiefs and assistant chiefs at the National Police College, Embakasi ‘A’ Campus in Nairobi.
The officers, who completed induction, paralegal, and security management courses, form the third cohort of the newly established training programme.
So far, 5,892 chiefs and assistant chiefs across the country have undergone the structured learning initiative aimed at improving service delivery and governance at the grassroots.
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The ceremony represents a milestone in the government’s ongoing reforms to professionalise the National Government Administration Officers (NGAOs), who for decades have operated without formalised training despite their critical role in community leadership and national cohesion.
Chiefs and assistant chiefs remain key figures in dispute resolution, coordination of security operations, management of public order and the implementation of state programmes.
While addressing the graduates, Ruto reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enhancing professionalism across the public sector.
He noted that the last formal training for NGAOs was conducted in 2016 and that the absence of continuous skilling had weakened administrative efficiency at the local level.
“We are committed to reforming and professionalising public administration to make it more efficient and citizen-focused,” Ruto said.