Murkomen Takes Action On Goons That Attacked All Saints Cathedral

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has confirmed that detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are reviewing closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage to track down a gang of hired goons who stormed a civil society forum at the All Saints Cathedral.

Speaking during a church service in Nairobi on Sunday, June 14, 2026, the Interior boss strongly condemned the Friday morning assault, branding the breach of the sanctuary as a red line that the state will not tolerate.

The Two-Phase Armed Raid on Post-Budget Forum

The brazen security breach occurred on June 12, targeting a high-profile post-budget analysis meeting convened by local civil society organizations. According to time-stamped CCTV footage retrieved from the cathedral premises, the attack was highly coordinated and unfolded in two distinct waves:

• Phase 1 (09:39 AM): A convoy of youths on motorbikes attempted to force their way onto the church grounds but were initially dispersed by responding police officers.

• Phase 2 (10:11 AM): Less than thirty minutes later, the exact same gang returned. This time, they strategically abandoned their motorbikes outside the perimeter, walked into the compound on foot, and bypassed security to access the main conference pavilion.

Once inside, the goons disrupted the forum by chanting, aggressively dispersing the delegates, and robbing the defenseless attendees of their personal belongings.

“There was an unfortunate incident which happened at All Saints Church, and I must say that that was really extremely unfortunate and unacceptable,” CS Murkomen stated. “We know that they were captured on CCTV cameras. The DCI is already analysing that footage. One of them was arrested immediately, and a number are being arrested.”

Exterminating Urban Gangs Regardless of Political Clout

The violent raid has sparked immense public outrage, with human rights groups accusing rogue political actors of reviving state-linked goon squads to silence alternative voices. Brushing off allegations of political selective justice, Murkomen maintained that the government would crack down on the perpetrators regardless of their political alignments or tribal affiliations.

The CS linked the All Saints Cathedral incident to a broader, metastasizing national security threat posed by organized urban syndicates. He claimed the government had already made major progress in neutralizing similar militia elements that previously terrorized residents in major urban centers like Nakuru and Kitale.

Entering the Nairobi Metropolitan Police Era

To permanently seal security gaps in the capital, the Interior CS voiced absolute confidence in the impending rollout of the Nairobi Metropolitan Police, a specialized autonomous unit structured to handle unique urban security dynamics.

“Our next phase of security operation is to exterminate this threat of gangs, and I want to promise the nation that with the Nairobi Metropolitan Police and with the efforts we have put in place to fight these gangs, we are going to succeed,” Murkomen promised.

The DCI is expected to use the facial recognition data from the church cameras to arraign more suspects in court this week, as civil society actors demand tighter protection for public assembly spaces across the country.