BOMET, Kenya — Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has defended President William Ruto’s administration, saying recent economic and security indicators show the government’s policies are beginning to deliver results.
Speaking during the burial ceremony of Mzee Edwin Koech, the father of Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, in Kipketii village, Bomet County, Murkomen pointed to the latest Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Economic Survey as evidence that the country’s economy is stabilising.
“The Economic Survey released yesterday is a testament to the hard work the President has put in,” Murkomen said.
“The efforts the President has invested in the economy are now bearing fruit. He has moved Kenya to become the third-largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa,” he added.
The CS said the government’s economic agenda was beginning to restore confidence despite criticism directed at the administration over the high cost of living, public debt, and taxation policies.
The annual Economic Survey published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics provides official data on economic performance, employment, agriculture, trade, and other key sectors that shape national planning and fiscal policy.
Murkomen also highlighted improvements in the country’s security situation, saying crime rates had declined under the current administration.
“In the security sector, we have recorded a 10pc reduction in crime, which shows that we are moving in the right trajectory,” he said.
The Interior CS did not immediately provide a breakdown of the crime statistics or specify the period under review.
However, the government has recently intensified security operations targeting banditry, urban criminal gangs, and cross-border crimes in several parts of the country.
The government, however, maintains that reforms in agriculture, infrastructure, digital services, and public finance management are gradually improving economic stability and investor confidence.
The burial ceremony brought together senior government officials, governors, Members of Parliament, and local leaders from across the Rift Valley region.
