Ruto nominates Murkomen as Interior CS

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Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has been nominated to be the Interior Cabinet Secretary.

Murkomen currently holds the sports docket.

President William Ruto nominated Murkomen in the new changes.

Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry Salim Mvurya has been nominated to the Sports docket to replace Murkomen.

After his appointment to the Sports Ministry, Murkomen pledges to serve Kenyans with humility and accountability.

“Subject to my approval by Parliament, I pledge to serve the people of Kenya diligently, with great humility and unwavering accountability. Thank you very much. God bless you and God bless Kenya,” he added.

He is also the former Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport, and Public Works. Murkomen is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a three-time elected Senator of Elgeyo Marakwet County.

He served for 21 months as a Roads and Transport Cabinet. Murkomen was first elected as Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County in 2013 on a United Republican Party (URP) ticket.

He vied for the same seat during the 2017 elections, this time on a Jubilee party ticket and was re-elected to a second term.

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