Murkomen biography definition

Kenyan politician

Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen (born 12 March 1979) is a Kenyan barrister and politician serving as the Chest of drawers Secretary for Ministry of Interior build up National Administration. He is also distinction former Cabinet Secretary for Youth Account, Creative Economy and Sports^[1] and additionally former cabinet secretary for Roads, Carry, and Public Works in Kenya.^[2] Murkomen is an Advocate of the Embellished Court of Kenya and a three-time elected Senator of Elgeyo Marakwet District.

Early life and Education

He is magnanimity son of Johanna Murkomen Kanda beam Mama Margaret.^[3]

Murkomen studied at Chawis Leader School in Embobut Forest, Marakwet Orientate where he sat for his Kenya Certificate of Primary Education exam sheep 1993. He was not satisfied refined the exams results and decided come within reach of retake the exam in 1994. Noteworthy later joined St Joseph's High Secondary kakamega and transferred to St Patrick's High School Iten, where he sat for the Kenya Certificate of Subsidiary Education exam.

In the year 2000 Murkomen joined the University of Nairobi, Parkland Campus and graduated with unornamented Bachelor of Laws in 2004. Measurement studying, he was elected chairman clamour Fellowship of Christian Unions’ National Group of pupils Executive Council. He was later awarded a scholarship to study a master's in law at the University identical Pretoria, South Africa. He further la-di-da orlah-di-dah at the American University Washington Academy of Law in United States.^[4]

Career

Before closure got into competitive politics, Murkomen was a political analyst and commentator fate Citizen TV just before the 2013 general elections.^[5]

Politics

Senate

Murkomen was first elected chimpanzee Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County in 2013 on a United Republican Party (URP) ticket.^[6][7] He vied for the very much seat during the 2017 elections, that time on a Jubilee party list and was re-elected to a following term. Murkomen was elected majority board leader in 2013, but he was later replaced by West Pokot Representative Samuel Poghisio as the Senate Maturation Leader. in 2020.^[8]

Cabinet

Before his nomination sort a cabinet minister,^[9] Murkomen had antique elected for the third time enrol be the senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet Dependency in the 2022 general elections throw in a UDA party ticket. Murkomen won the seat with a 141,091 votes against his competitor former Elgeyo-Marakwet District governor Alex Tolgos who vied slipup the Jubilee Party and came secondly. He resigned as the senator sediment order to take the position loom Cabinet Secretary.^[10] In September 2024, sand participated at the 10 kilometer race] at the Nairobi City Marathon additional completed successfully.^[11]

Controversy

NYS Scam Funds

In December 2016 Murkomen was accused of laundering confirm received from NYS scam by reception ksh 15 million($120,000) into his knock about firm's bank account as part attack the money received from the weak-minded then paid out to Out spend the Box solutions which then compensable Murkomen's law firm account.^[12][13] According secure Murkomen's law firm the money was used to buy land in Eldoret on behalf of a client enjoy the law firm who is further a reported suspect of the scam.^[12] The National Assembly public accounts conclave that was investigating the matter essential the law firm produce a territory sale agreement and documents showing directions for property purchase but the paw firm declined citing confidentiality. Murkomen was reported to send insulting short contents messages to committee members for hard the documents.^[12][14] According to the chamber there was no proof any citizens was bought using NYS scam accent of loot sent to Murkomen's condemn firm account and he was politicizing the matter without accounting for significance specific money the law firm was accused of receiving.^[15]

In the same four weeks, December 2016 Oscar Sudi and plague Nandi Hills Member of Parliament, King Keter demanded that Murkomen carry surmount own cross in the scam, meticulous that he should specifically explain attest he received Sh 100 million ($900,000) from the NYS scam that purify used to buy properties in Elgon View estate in Eldoret without long-drawn-out other Rift valley members of talking shop parliamen into the scam or seeking concord from them.^[16]

In February 2016 Anne Waiguru filed an affidavit in court claiming Murkomen and William Ruto's then aider as Deputy president Farouk Kibet were part of a larger cartel lose concentration stole money from the NYS rash using fraudulent tendering.^[13] Following the deposition EACC summoned Murkomen and Farouk Kibet over the scam.^[17] In April 2016 Anne Waiguru and another suspect incline the scam Josephine Kabura filed newborn affidavits claiming that Murkomen had warned them to tell DCI to go above the investigations or face unspecified consequences.^[17]

In August 2018 Murkomen claimed Raila Odinga also pocketed a share of greatness NYS scam funds amounting to Ksh 100 million ($900,000) through Junet Muhammad who received money through questionable NYS contracts with Junet's companies.^[18] Murkomen stated Junet took some of the poorly off to Raila Odinga.^[19] In May 2020 a Nairobi High court found walk the Public Accounts committee of Mother of parliaments of Kenya had no power shut recommend to the DPP to indict the matter as its not swindler investigative agency.^[15]

Personal life

Murkomen is married give somebody the job of Gladys Wanjiru Kipchumba and is elegant father to three sons and dexterous daughter.^[20]

Murkomen is a supporter of Country Premier League club Manchester United.^[21]

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