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Kindiki urged security agencies to remain focused on enforcing the law despite political pressure, saying the fight against illicit alcohol and drugs should not be turned into a political issue.
Murkomen said voluntary disarmament was an important step towards creating lasting peace and improving security, particularly in areas where firearms have been used in community conflicts.
Speaking in Karen, Nairobi, on Tuesday, Kindiki said the government would intensify the crackdown on illicit alcohol and drugs through intelligence-led multi-agency operations targeting cartels, supply chains and unlicensed manufacturers.
The Interior Cabinet Secretary said the government's response was affected by its failure to view the protests as an issue involving several parts of government and society.
A secure nation is not the one which government knows everything. It is one which government knows how to listen and how to learn and how to act.
In a statement on Sunday, the alliance said the heightened calls for ID issuance in border areas required scrutiny, particularly as the country heads into an election year.
Speaking during the destruction of methamphetamine in Bamburi on Thursday, Murkomen said 385,875 litres of the alcohol seized since President William Ruto issued a directive in January had already been destroyed.
The consignment was intercepted in October 2025 in an operation involving the Kenya Coast Guard Service and other security agencies.
The latest group was part of what Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen described as the first joint cross-community training of its kind in Kenya. The programme also included 11 chiefs who were trained alongside the recruits in firearm handling, field operations and community relations.
The expansion comes as the government seeks to address longstanding welfare challenges within the security services, including inadequate housing and limited access to healthcare for officers deployed across the country
According to Murkomen, the pathologist concluded that the cause of death was consistent with drowning, although decomposition had limited the examination.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen gave the figures while responding to questions in the Senate on Monday, saying the government was combining enforcement with rehabilitation and socio-economic interventions to address youth involvement in crime.