Murkomen says police no longer rely on Gachagua’s ‘gossip’ for intelligence
Key points
- Murkomen says police intelligence no longer leans on Gachagua.
- He framed the former DP’s claims as gossip rather than operational fact.
- The barb deepens the Ruto–Gachagua security and politics split after Ol Kalou.
Security briefings are not supposed to be campaign props — yet in Kenya they often become them. Standard reporting quotes Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen saying police no longer rely on Rigathi Gachagua’s “gossip”, casting the former Deputy President as a source of noise rather than intelligence as their rivalry hardens.
The line lands after months of mountain realignment, mini-poll theatre and duelling claims about who controls ground networks. For the public, the real test is not who wins the insult exchange but whether gangs, political goons and everyday crime are actually being policed without ethnic filter.
What citizens should watch
Independent crime statistics, IPOA case progress, and whether political events stay free of hired violence. When leaders trade “intelligence” accusations, demand evidence in court or in published reports — not only press barbs.
Gachagua’s camp will hear an admission that their networks once mattered; State House will hear a declaration of operational independence. Both can be true while voters still fear goons in by-elections.
Institutional health
Police legitimacy dies when the force is seen as a faction tool. Murkomen’s job is results on the street, not only lines that trend.
Based on Standard reporting of Murkomen’s remarks regarding Gachagua and police intelligence.
