Tag: Murkomen

CS Murkomen directs all police officers to enforce traffic laws regardless of department

Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has maintained that all police officers should enforce traffic laws irrespective of their assigned department. In his statement on Thursday, April 18, 2024, the CS shared an image of an overloaded motorbike and warned that such individuals would face the law. Murkomen reiterated his commitment to enforcing President William […]

Larry Madowo, Murkomen trade accusations over JKIA inefficiencies

Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has hit back at CNN correspondent Larry Madowo after he faulted the government over the situation at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The whole drama started on April 10, 2024, when Madowo touched down at JKIA and was rained on as he got off the terminal to […]

Murkomen promises swift action as committee submits report on status of airport facilities

An 11-member committee tasked with probing the status of three local airports has made a raft of recommendations in the final report submitted to Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen on Thursday, December 21. In a statement moments after receiving the report, CS Murkomen lauded the committee for what he termed an exceptional job. […]

CS Murkomen: 3,999 people have died in road accidents between January and December 7

Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen on Monday confirmed that 3,999 people died in road accidents between January and December 7, 2023. In a statement shared on Monday, December 18, 2023, the CS noted that the number has reduced from the 4,352 recorded within the same period in 2022. The CS lauded the […]

Murkomen puts rogue private car owners on notice, orders nationwide crackdown

Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has ordered a national crackdown on rogue private car owners. Murkomen ordered the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) and the National Police Service (NPS) to crack down on private vehicles operating as Public Service Vehicles (PSVs). “As part of ongoing efforts to streamline operations and bring order […]

Murkomen directs Kenya Railways to increase number of trains to Kisumu

Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen has directed Kenya Railways to increase the number of trains to Kisumu during the festive season. According to Murkomen, the number of trains should be increased from December 21, 2022, to January 3, 2023, to meet the increasing demand occasioned by the festive season and ease pressure on the […]

CS Murkomen finally releases details of SGR loan agreement between Jubilee govt, China

Roads, Transport and Public Works Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, has finally made public contract details of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) whose total cost has now hit Ksh670B. Speaking during his vetting by the National Assembly’s Committee on Appointment, the newly sworn-in CS vowed to release details of the mega infrastructural project that former President […]