CS Kipchumba Murkomen (l) and DP Kithure Kindiki (r). A petitioner has filed a motion for their removal from Roll of Advocate. Photo: PSC.
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) on Monday 30, received a petition seeking the removal of Deputy President Kithure Kindiki and Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen from the Roll of Advocate, following their link to violence protests in the country.
The petitioner Kepha Ojijo accuses the two of gross misconduct and violations of the Advocates’ Code of Conduct, stemming from their tenure as Cabinet Secretaries in charge of Interior and National Administration.
According to Ojijo, the two Kindiki and Murkomen held senior security offices that witnessed deaths, injuries, abductions, and disappearances of young protesters during the nationwide Gen Z demonstrations in 2024 and 2025.
“The respondents continue to identify as advocates while overseeing state-sanctioned brutality. This misleads the public and demeans the integrity of the legal profession,” read the petition.
Ojijo faults the two failing to show remorse to the victims and affected families, and lauding the efforts by police officers despite record showing massive violation of human rights by Kenya National Commission of Human Rights (KNCHR).
He called on LSK to conduct a Special General Meeting of members to vote to struck Kindiki and Murkomen from the Roll of Advocates, further suggesting that the issue be forwarded to Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal.
“If the respondents wish to engage in politics, they should do so without wearing the hat of advocates,” he argues.
The petition comes amidst public outrage on their remarks, congratulating the police officers for dealing with the protesters to protect the country against plunging into anarchy. Murkomen had given a directive shoot-to-kill, that further escalated the outrage from both leaders and public as dangerous and reckless remarks.
However, Murkomen said his remarks were misinterpreted by the public, as National Police Service Act calls for use of firearms in case the officer’s life is in danger, further stating that he could not order the IG to kill anyone.
If the petition sails through, it could trigger disciplinary proceedings against two of Kenya’s highest-ranking public officials both of whom built their careers in law before transitioning into politics.
