Following a protest on Wednesday 13th August 2025 Githunguri Constituency Member of Parliament, Hon. Gathoni Wamuchomba, staged a protest in the National Assembly against the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Kipchumba Murkomen, for failing to effectively oversee the arrest of the prime suspect in the femicide of 42 women, whose bodies were discovered at Kware Dumpsite in July 2024.
In response, Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetangula, issued a 20-day suspension against Hon. Wamuchomba, barring her from using her office and from appearing in Parliament to represent her constituents. This punitive action is viewed as an attempt to silence both Hon. Wamuchomba and the broader anti-femicide movement, which continues to demand accountability from security agencies for failing to protect Kenyan women and girls from gender-based killings.
Responding to Hon. Wamuchomba’s parliamentary probe on the Kware Dumpsite murders, CS Murkomen confirmed that after 13 months, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has only positively identified 5 out of the 42 bodies. He further admitted that since 20th August 2024, when prime suspect Collins Jumaisi escaped from police custody, the DCI has made no meaningful progress in locating him or identifying other suspects.
Since 2016, over 930 women have been murdered in Kenya, yet only 216 perpetrators have been
prosecuted. CS Murkomen’s failure to aggressively pursue the perpetrators of the Kware femicide cases not only demonstrates contempt for the victims, but also reinforces the pattern that, under the current government’s watch, perpetrators of femicide can kill women and traumatize families with impunity.
Speaker Wetangula’s decision to act against Hon. Wamuchomba, rather than holding CS Murkomen
accountable for failing to fulfil his constitutional duty to safeguard internal security, further perpetuates this pattern of contempt.
It is particularly alarming that following his flippant treatment of Hon. Wamuchomba, CS Murkomen went on to dismiss the BBC Africa Eye documentary "Madams: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade", describing it as an “attack on Kenya’s image.” This reflects a consistent unwillingness to address urgent and systemic threats
to women and girls.
Hon. Wamuchomba’s suspension is a call to action for all Kenyans to stand in solidarity with femicide victims and to demand accountability from state institutions.
