Wiper Patriotic Front Leader Kalonzo Musyoka. PHOTO/@skmusyoka/X
Wiper Patriotic Front leader Kalonzo Musyoka has elbowed Interior Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, accusing him of downplaying the security crisis in Mandera County caused by incursions from Somalia’s Jubaland forces.
In an X post on Thursday, September 4, 2025, Kalonzo accused Murkomen of making reckless and insensitive comments regarding the reported presence of foreign troops on Kenyan soil.
“Mandera County is under siege. Jubaland forces from Somalia have crossed into Kenyan territory and are terrorising our people, yet the CS for Interior continues to deny their presence,” the statement read.
Kalonzo also took issue with President William Ruto, faulting him for turning a blind eye to what he described as a foreign occupation.
“Even the President himself has chosen inaction, appearing too weak to defend the sovereignty of our nation,” he wrote.
The Wiper boss pointed to reports that the Governor of Mandera has repeatedly appealed to the national government, including the President, for urgent intervention, efforts he says have been ignored.
“The Governor of Mandera has pleaded with the Commander-in-Chief to act, but instead, it seems Mr. Ruto is deliberately working to destabilise this country,” he said.
He warned that the government’s continued failure to secure Kenya’s borders and protect its citizens amounts to dereliction of duty, further undermining its legitimacy.
“A government that cannot protect its borders or its citizens has no moral right to call itself a government of the people,” the X post noted.
Meanwhile, tensions remain high in Mandera, with residents living in fear amid increased sightings of armed groups near the Kenya-Somalia border, even as CS Murkomen maintains that there are no foreign troops in Mandera.
No Jubaland forces?
Murkomen, on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, dismissed claims that Jubaland forces had shifted their operations into Mandera County.
Speaking to the media, the CS said that for now, the government has not received any verified intelligence pointing to a cross-border security threat.
He, however, assured Kenyans that investigations are ongoing.
Murkomen explained that Mandera, like other border counties, has historically received people fleeing instability from neighbouring countries. In such cases, he said, ordinary citizens can sometimes mistake the movement of civilians for organised forces.
“When there are challenges, there are citizens who feel endangered in their countries and run to Kenya.
“But for now, we cannot confirm whether they were forces of where or who they are.
“It is only through proper security analysis and investigations that you can determine whether they are forces or civilians,” Murkomen said. By
