Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, clarified his remarks on Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame, implying that he was a dictator who does not respect the rule of law.
Murkomen had on December 18, 2023, called out the Rwandan leader, describing his leadership as an autocracy.
In a media interview, Murkomen said it was needless to compare the two countries, since Rwanda is “even smaller than Kajiado county.”
“Rwanda is not like Kenya. Rwanda is an autocracy and there whatever the President says is the law,” said Murkomen.
Murkomen Clarifies Remarks
While making his clarifications the CS stated how he admires Rwanda’s style of leadership which in return has brought them growth.
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“I have expressed my admiration for Rwanda’s style of leadership which has made it possible for them to build good infrastructure including a new airport and enforce discipline & order on their roads,” said Murkomen.
Likewise, the CS while defending his remarks, compared Kenya to other nations noting that Kenya’s style of leadership has many positives but it’s too bureaucratic and takes years to make a very simple decision which ends up being very costly.
“Our style of leadership has many positives but it’s too bureaucratic and takes years to make a very simple decision which ends up being very costly for our people,” said Murkomen.
Online Outrage
However, his remarks sparked outrage, with Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi demanding that the government organizes workshops for officials to educate them on basic tenets of international relations.
According to the city lawyer, the CS made disparaging remarks about President Kagame without provocation, and his words were likely to cause friction between Kenya and Rwanda.
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“Dr Singoei Korir you need to urgently organize workshops for government officials and educate them on basic tenets on the comity of nations.
CS Murkomen can’t attack a sovereign friendly state without provocation and disparage President Paul Kagame just like that,” said Ahmednasir.
Likewise, the lawyer argued that all the CSs must be taken through a program on the responsibilities that come with their new constitutional offices.
