Murkomen orders full transfer of Keringet police station staff in drug crackdown
Key points
- All officers long stationed at Keringet Police Station are to be transferred.
- Murkomen: 20 new officers plus a special anti-drug team; drinkers face rehab and discipline.
- IG Kanja named Rift Valley RPC Samuel Ndanyi to lead the operation.
- Recent goon arrest tallies cited: ~20 Nakuru, ~20 Busia, ~50 Kitale; Nairobi ops ongoing.
At a public baraza, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen ordered the immediate transfer of all police at Keringet Police Station in Kuresoi South, Nakuru, framing the post as compromised by long tenure and alcohol complicity in a drug-plagued zone, Eastleigh Voice reported.
His staffing math was blunt: officers who have been “drinking” go to rehabilitation and discipline; 20 new officers deploy in; a special team lands to “decisively” fight narcotics. IG Douglas Kanja said Rift Valley Regional Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi will lead until drugs are “eradicated” locally — aspirational language that will be judged by seizures, charges and clean chain-of-custody, not baraza applause.
Gangs beyond Keringet
Murkomen tied the station reset to a wider goons campaign: about 20 arrests in Nakuru “yesterday,” about 20 in Busia this week, close to 50 in Kitale, with Nairobi still running. He warned against goons invading political events and said land-invasion gangs must also be hit. Kanja said President Ruto has given direct orders on the goons file.
Administrators colluding with traffickers were told they will be “dealt with.” That line only bites if CID and IPOA files follow the transfers; rotating bodies without prosecuting networks recycles the same market under new name tags.
Community checklist
Demand published seizure and charge lists. Watch whether the 20 new officers arrive on paper only. Land dispute mediation must run parallel to raids, or vacuum invites the next militia landlord. Related security coverage under Crime.
Residents of Kuresoi South should log whether the 20 replacements actually sleep at the station or commute from Nakuru town. Drug markets adapt in 48 hours if only uniforms change. Parallel land-dispute mediation through the NLC and chiefs is required; otherwise the next “special team” will fight the same gangs over the same plots under new OCS letterheads.
Based on Eastleigh Voice reporting of Murkomen and Kanja in Keringet. Operational outcomes should be verified from police situation reports.
