Willis Otieno calls out Murkomen’s u-turn on police brutality
Lawyer and political commentator Willis Otieno has rebuked Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, accusing him of hypocrisy and double standards in addressing police brutality.
Otieno, known for his sharp and outspoken views, took to his X account on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, to call out Murkomen for what he described as hypocrisy on the issue of police violence. His statement came just hours after the CS publicly condemned police killings and promised investigations into all reported cases.
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“Funny. This is the same man who, not long ago, cheered on shoot-to-kill orders with chest-thumping bravado,” Otieno wrote.
Adding;
“You can’t give green light for brutality in public, then pretend to care about accountability in press statements. You can’t speak the language of law by day and the language of blood by night.”
He challenged Murkomen to take real action rather than issue empty promises.
“You don’t get to wash your hands clean while the state kills children in their homes. Murkomen, if you truly believe in justice then start with the names. The bodies. The bullets. The badges. Until then, spare us the hypocrisy,” he added.
Murkomen’s orders
His remarks were in response to Murkomen’s statements made during a press conference today, where the CS distanced himself from police excesses.
“There is no law that excuses a police officer from committing crimes or killing people. Any claims of an officer killing civilians must and will be investigated. All cases of excesses reported will be investigated,” he said.
The tone of Murkomen’s statement marked a shift from comments he made just three weeks ago during a tour of Kiambu County. While addressing police officers in the wake of the Gen Z memorial protests on June 25, 2025, Murkomen was captured on video encouraging the use of lethal force.
“The problem that sometimes makes the police shoot criminals is that they get arrested, are released, then come back to mock the police, asking, ‘So, where did you take us? Nowhere,” Murkomen said.
“And we’ve told the police, anyone who comes near a police station, shoot them.”
At the time, his remarks drew heavy backlash from human rights defenders and civil society groups who accused him of endorsing extrajudicial killings
