Video: Jobless Teacher Stops CS Murkomen in CBD, Asks for His Number
- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen toured the Nairobi CBD to assess damage following violent protests that rocked the capital
- The protests, held on Wednesday, June 25, marked the anniversary of the deadly 2024 anti-Finance Bill demonstrations that claimed over 60 lives
- Several businesses were vandalised and looted during the protests, prompting Murkomen to prioritise visits to affected small-scale traders during his city tour
- Murkomen's tour was interrupted by a young jobless teacher, who pleaded with the CS for help in getting a job
TUKO.co.ke journalist Harry Ivan Mboto has over three years of experience reporting on politics and current affairs in Kenya
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen found himself face-to-face with the raw frustration of joblessness while assessing protest damage in Nairobi’s central business district on Thursday, June 26.
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Murkomen had visited the capital a day after nationwide demonstrations erupted as Kenyans marked one year since the deadly 2024 anti-Finance Bill protests, which left more than 60 people dead.
This year’s protests, meant to honour the victims and demand justice, quickly turned violent in various towns, including Nairobi, where several shops were vandalised, broken into, and looted.
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Jobless teacher interrupts Murkomen in Nairobi
Walking through the Nairobi CBD, Murkomen focused on checking in with affected small-scale traders, some of whom had suffered significant losses in the chaos.
However, his tour was briefly disrupted when a desperate man approached him with a heartfelt plea for employment.
The man identified himself as a trained teacher who had been jobless for years. He urged the CS to help him secure a placement with the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), insisting he had not taken part in the protests or looting.
In a video seen by TUKO.co.ke, Murkomen listened attentively before instructing the teacher to share his phone number with his aide. The man was assured that he would be contacted for further assistance.
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Speaking after the inspection tour, Murkomen said the protests, which initially appeared peaceful, were quickly overtaken by organised criminal groups.
According to the CS, the protests were far from spontaneous. He described them as coordinated and heavily financed, claiming that their ultimate aim was to destabilise the government.
The government, he noted, believes that the chaos went beyond mere civil disobedience and bordered on an attempted coup. He added that chants heard during the demonstrations, particularly along Kiambu and Thika roads, suggested plans to seize power by force.
Murkomen described the violent scenes as acts of terrorism disguised as dissent. He said the looting, destruction, and reported cases of sexual assault showed a dangerous trend where criminal activity was masked as protest.
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Did Murkomen chase away Kenyan seeking job?
In a related story in 2024, a dramatic encounter unfolded at the NTSA offices when a jobless man approached Murkomen to ask for employment.
The man, who had gone to collect his PSV badge, spotted the CS during an official tour and seized the moment to plead his case.
Murkomen turned down the request, stating that job offers were not handled at the premises.
The incident, captured on video, quickly went viral, with social media users criticising the CS for what many termed a cold and dismissive response to someone clearly in need.
Days later, the man was offered a driving job under a Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) project in Nakuru.
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