Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen addressed 127 newly graduated border police officers at their closing ceremony on Friday. The Border Police Training Campus in Kajiado hosted the event for officers who completed the Border Police Unit Special Role Course. Murkomen praised the graduates for finishing the demanding program designed to combat modern border security threats. He told officers to maintain professionalism and build community trust during their service. The Interior CS stressed that proper training prepares officers for national security duties.
Murkomen directed officers to follow the National Police Service Act of 2011 and constitutional guidelines for force and firearms. He outlined three situations when officers may use firearms against people. Officers can shoot when their lives face danger, when felons attempt escape, or when civilian lives need protection. The Cabinet Secretary warned that excessive force damages public trust and weakens security operations. He described diplomacy as strength rather than weakness for effective policing.
The Interior CS referenced recent protests and violence across Kenya during his speech. He mentioned an incident in Dagoretti, Kiambu county where protesters stole a firearm from a police station. Murkomen questioned public support for people who commit such crimes against law enforcement. He emphasized that stolen weapons pose serious threats to both officers and civilians. The training course covered ambush tactics, patrol methods, counter-IED strategies, forensic procedures, terrain analysis and threat assessment skills.
Murkomen directed officers to follow the National Police Service Act of 2011 and constitutional guidelines for force and firearms. He outlined three situations when officers may use firearms against people. Officers can shoot when their lives face danger, when felons attempt escape, or when civilian lives need protection. The Cabinet Secretary warned that excessive force damages public trust and weakens security operations. He described diplomacy as strength rather than weakness for effective policing.
The Interior CS referenced recent protests and violence across Kenya during his speech. He mentioned an incident in Dagoretti, Kiambu county where protesters stole a firearm from a police station. Murkomen questioned public support for people who commit such crimes against law enforcement. He emphasized that stolen weapons pose serious threats to both officers and civilians. The training course covered ambush tactics, patrol methods, counter-IED strategies, forensic procedures, terrain analysis and threat assessment skills.
