Three lobby groups have sued Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen following his shoot-to-kill orders to the police.
The petition was filed at the High Court of Nairobi on July 2, by Katiba Institute, Kenya Human Rights Commission, and the Independent Medico-Legal Unit.
According to the petitioners, Murkomen violated various provisions of the Constitution and breached his oath of office.
Petition filed to remove CS Murkomen out of office. Photo: Courtesy.
The petitioners therefore asked the court to find that Murkomen is unfit to hold public office.
Moreover, the petition is seeking to have the court compel Murkomen to issue a public statement recanting his remarks to a newspaper and TV station with nationwide circulation.
The groups also want the CS to be held responsible for any damages that result from his order to the police.
The CS had directed police to shoot and kill anyone approaching a police station or endangering the life of a police officer.
After the remarks, he received backlash from all ends with many terming the remarks as reckless at a time when arbitrary civilian shootings by police officers are on the rise.
While justifying his comments, Murkomen claimed that his words were taken out of context.
According to him, he only meant for police officers to defend themselves from threats of serious bodily harm or death and protect property or the lives of other civilians.
