Wamuchomba slams Murkomen over delayed action on Kware dumpsite deaths
By Cy Muganda, August 16, 2025Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba has accused Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen of neglecting his responsibility to ensure justice for victims of the Kware dumpsite killings.
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, August 15, 2025, shortly after her suspension from Parliament for 20 days, Wamuchomba criticised Murkomen’s handling of the perceived femicide cases, saying his inaction had emboldened perpetrators.
“CS Murkomen’s failure to aggressively pursue the perpetrators of the Kware femicide cases not only demonstrates contempt for the victims but also reinforces the pattern that, under the current government’s watch, perpetrators of femicide can kill women and traumatise families with impunity,” she said.
Taking to her X account after the press conference, Wamuchomba further faulted the ministry for failing to bring the killers to justice, noting that officials claim the key suspect escaped from police custody 12 months ago.
“Of concern is the unresolved issue of 42 bodies of women recovered from Kware Dumpsite in Embakasi (Mukuru) 13 months ago with no concrete roadmap to arrest the killers and perpetrators,” she wrote.
“Interestingly, the Cabinet Minister for Interior has the audacity to explain how they were not able to apprehend the killers since the suspect escaped from police custody one year ago!” she added.
BBC exposé
In her statement, Wamuchomba further criticised the Interior Ministry over its handling of a BBC Africa Eye exposé that revealed disturbing details of Kenya’s child sex trade.
Wamuchomba particularly faulted Murkomen for dismissing the investigation as a “hoax” and a scheme to tarnish Kenya’s image internationally.
“The shocking child sex exposé’ by BBC Africa has elicited interest in the manner in which the duty bearers through the Cs interior have dismissed as a HOAX and a scheme to tarnish Kenya’s Image internationally,” the statement read.
Shielding perpetrators
The legislator also took issue with National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula’s decision to suspend her from parliamentary sittings, accusing him of shielding government officials from accountability.
“Speaker Wetangula’s decision to act against me, rather than holding CS Murkomen accountable for failing to fulfil his constitutional duty to safeguard internal security, further perpetuates this pattern of contempt,” Wamuchomba stated during the presser.