Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen told political thugs and whoever bankrolls them that the government's coming for everyone with zero favoritism. He brought this up at a chief's graduation thing in Embakasi after some nasty violence went down in Nairobi, saying anyone rolling around with machetes and clubs for politicians is getting prosecuted. Nearly 6,000 chiefs and assistant chiefs just finished training after some had gone almost three decades without any formal instruction since the 90s.
President Ruto showed up and basically said these local administrators are carrying his whole economic plan on their backs. He pointed out that everything from farming programs to healthcare depends on village-level chiefs doing their jobs, and they're the main reason the country isn't falling apart. The training covered conflict resolution, human rights, and dealing with terrorism and banditry.
Ruto reminded everyone that chiefs are first responders when things go sideways, and some have been killed or kidnapped while working. He wants them to stay sharp and work more closely with security teams.
President Ruto showed up and basically said these local administrators are carrying his whole economic plan on their backs. He pointed out that everything from farming programs to healthcare depends on village-level chiefs doing their jobs, and they're the main reason the country isn't falling apart. The training covered conflict resolution, human rights, and dealing with terrorism and banditry.
Ruto reminded everyone that chiefs are first responders when things go sideways, and some have been killed or kidnapped while working. He wants them to stay sharp and work more closely with security teams.
