A Nairobi-based advocate has filed a formal motion seeking the removal of Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen and Deputy President Kithure Kindiki from the Roll of Advocates, citing their alleged role in state violence during protests.
The motion, filed by lawyer Kepha Ojijo and received on Monday by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), accuses the two of gross misconduct and violations of the Advocates’ Code of Conduct stemming from their tenure as Cabinet Secretaries in charge of Interior and National Administration.
Ojijo argues that Murkomen and Kindiki, while serving in powerful security dockets, presided over police operations that resulted in the deaths, injuries, abductions, and disappearances of young protesters during the nationwide Gen Z demonstrations in 2024 and 2025.
“The respondents continue to identify as advocates while overseeing state-sanctioned brutality,” the motion reads in part. “This misleads the public and demeans the integrity of the legal profession.”
The petition also faults the two for failing to take responsibility or express remorse, accusing them instead of praising the conduct of law enforcement despite mounting evidence of human rights violations.
Ojijo is calling for an urgent Special General Meeting of LSK members to vote on whether to strike the two from the Roll of Advocates. In the alternative, he proposes that the matter be referred to the Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal.
“If the respondents wish to engage in politics, they should do so without wearing the hat of advocates,” he argues.
The motion comes amid growing public anger over the state’s handling of youth-led protests. Rights groups have accused the government of deploying excessive force and targeting peaceful demonstrators.
If acted upon, the motion could trigger rare disciplinary proceedings against two of Kenya’s highest-ranking public officials both of whom built their careers in law before transitioning into politics.
