Willis Otieno bashes Murkomen over BBC documentary
Willis Otieno, a Lawyer and governance expert, has slammed Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen following his controversial comments regarding a BBC documentary exposing child sexual exploitation.
Willis made his remarks on Thursday, August 14 2025, on his official X account while calling out the Cabinet Secretary for normalising dishonesty in the government.
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In his response to Murkomen, the lawyer noted that Murkomen’s remarks spoke volumes about the government’s leadership.
Willis Otieno questioned the ethics and accountability of public servants who, instead of defending truth and transparency, seem comfortable admitting to the manipulation of facts.
“If that’s true, then Murkomen just admitted to fraud and proudly at that. It’s one thing for a government official to make a blunder; it’s another to openly confess to lying as if deceit is an acceptable tool of statecraft,” Willis wrote.
Meanwhile, Otieno’s remarks come amid public outrage over the revelations in the BBC Africa Eye investigation, which was linked to child sexual exploitation.
Murkomen remarks on the BBC documentary
Worth noting, following the release of the BBC documentary, the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen made his remarks on Wednesday, August 13 2025, before Members of Parliament in the National Assembly.
While making his remarks, Murkomen claimed that the children interviewed in the BBC child sexual exploitation documentary may have falsified their ages.
The CS alleged that some of the individuals featured were not underage but mature people posing as minors.
Worth noting, the documentary, “Madams: Exposing Kenya’s Child Sex Trade,” aired recently and revealed disturbing accounts of underage girls allegedly exploited for sex.
The documentary highlighted how children, some reportedly as young as 12, are lured into the trade under the control of so-called “madams.”
According to the BBC Africa Eye investigation, the transit town of Maai Mahiu in Kenya’s Rift Valley, a key transport hub 50km east of Nairobi, is known for prostitution and is reportedly a hotspot for child sexual abuse.
The CS, however, clarified that his comments on the documentary do not mean that sexual exploitation of children does not exist in Kenya.
“The entire report was fake, because the people who were interviewed were not underage. That is not to say there may be no cases of sexual exploitation of young people in the country,” Murkomen said.
In addition, the CS noted that he had reviewed the identities, pseudonyms, and backgrounds of those featured in the documentary.
Murkomen also noted that security agencies, including the anti-trafficking unit, have made significant efforts to manage such incidents.
“But we still have cases of human trafficking, including young people coming from neighbouring countries who pass through Kenya. They may not be underage, but they may also be lured for jobs abroad and face exploitation,” he said.
