Sports Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has been nominated by President William Ruto to be the Interior Cabinet Secretary. Murkomen currently holds the sports docket.
Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry Salim Mvurya was reassigned to the Sports docket to replace Murkomen. The statement released by the Head of Public Mr. Felix Kosgey saw the reassignments and appointments in the ranks of the Executive.
After his appointment to the Sports Ministry, Murkomen pledges to serve Kenyans with humility and accountability. “Subject to my approval by Parliament, I pledge to serve the people of Kenya diligently, with great humility and unwavering accountability. Thank you very much. God bless you and God bless Kenya,” he added.
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Murkomen is also the former Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport, and Public Works. Murkomen is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a three-time elected Senator of Elgeyo Marakwet County. He served for 21 months as a Roads and Transport Cabinet. Murkomen was first elected as Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County in 2013 on a United Republican Party (URP) ticket.
He vied for the same seat during the 2017 elections, this time on a Jubilee party ticket and was re-elected to a second term. Murkomen was elected majority senate leader in 2013, but he was later replaced by West Pokot Senator Samuel Poghisio as the Senate Majority Leader in 2020.
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