MPs summon Murkomen, Kanja over Samburu livestock killings

According to the petition seen by the Standard, the residents urged Parliament to summon Inspector General of Police Kanja and Interior CS Murkomen to explain the loss of livestock during a security operation in Waso ward.[Bruno Mutunga, Standard] Lawmakers have now summoned the Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja and the Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen over the killing of over 700 livestock by the police during a security operation in Samburu.

The leaders who spoke during the National Assembly’s plenary sitting on Wednesday decried what they termed the continued harassment and destruction of livestock and property by the State, simultaneously demanding answers from the Ministry of Interior Security.