Murkomen: 99% of citizens across Kenya continued with their business as usual

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has defended the government’s handling of the June 25 commemorations, stating that the demonstrations had little impact on normal activities across the country.

In an address on Thursday, June 25, 2026, Murkomen said 99 per cent of Kenyans continued with their business as usual, reporting to work and carrying on with their daily activities.

He noted that only a few areas experienced disruptions linked to the protests, maintaining that the day remained largely normal despite demonstrations in parts of the country.

“I said today is a normal working day, and it is true, Largely 99%, even not 99.5% of the citizens across Kenya continue with their business as usual. People went to work,” Murkomen stated.

According to the CS, only a few areas experienced disruptions linked to the demonstrations, with Nairobi recording the most significant impact.

Security measures explained

Murkomen attributed the disruption witnessed in parts of Nairobi to heightened security operations based on intelligence reports warning of possible criminal activity.

“It’s only in Nairobi that there was an inconvenience as a result of what I told you last night, which was an available intelligence report that some people wanted to bring in goons and criminals to do looting and to attack innocent civilians,” he said.

He explained that police officers mounted security checks and secured protected installations, including Parliament Buildings and other government facilities that had previously been targeted during protests.

Murkomen maintained that authorities could not afford to take chances given the risk of criminal groups infiltrating otherwise peaceful demonstrations.

Lessons for future

The Interior CS further noted that many Nairobi residents stayed away from the city centre out of caution, fearing a repeat of previous incidents where protests were disrupted by violence and looting.

However, he observed that as the day progressed and citizens realised the situation remained largely peaceful, transport services resumed and more people returned to their normal activities.

“Going forward, I hope that there will be no economic sabotage when we have protests because citizens will not have to fear going about their business,” Murkomen said.

He urged future protest organisers and participants to draw lessons from the June 25 commemorations, arguing that peaceful demonstrations and normal economic activity should be able to coexist.

“We should pick from the lessons that we learned today. Going forward, we must make sure that protests are going to be as peaceful as possible and that many Kenyans will not be inconvenienced when it comes to their business,” he added.

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