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CS Murkomen speeds up plan to rein in extremist religious groups
Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen.
The report of the presidential task force on review of laws governing religious organisations in Kenya will be tabled for discussion in the Cabinet next week, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has said.
Mr Murkomen explained that a Cabinet committee has already adopted the report of the task force chaired by Rev Mutava Musyimi, which recommended reforms to curb religious extremism.
The CS stated that the full Cabinet will consider the report before it's transmitted to Parliament for drafting and legislation of the necessary laws.
“The Cabinet committee has considered a raft of recommendations by the Mutava Musyimi-led taskforce proposing a legal framework for regulation of churches,” stated the CS.
Mr Murkomen was reacting to the Migori incident in which 57 people were rescued from a church. He lauded the swift action by security officers.
“Those practising extremist activities will be apprehended as they pose a danger to their congregants,” he said.
Mr Murkomen acknowledged the role religious institutions play, but faulted a few that take advantage of vulnerable faithful.
Members of the public try to force their way into St Joseph Mission of Messiah in Africa Church in Opapo Village in East Kamagambo Location in Rongo Sub-county, Migori County on April 11, 2025.
He appealed to the public to report suspicious activities so that they are dealt with before they get out of hand.