Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has urged leaders nationwide to work together to secure a 100 per cent transition of learners from Junior to Senior Secondary School, calling the effort a shared duty on universal education.
Speaking in Kasige, Marakwet East, Elgeyo Marakwet County, during the burial of Endo Ward MCA Jeremiah Kibiwott Toryebee, Murkomen said the government is committed to keeping every child in class to transform lives and unlock potential.
He emphasised that the push for full transition requires collective resolve across all levels of leadership. “Let all of us work together to ensure full transition from junior to senior secondary school because the government has spent billions of shillings to achieve universal education, and no child should be at home,” he said.
Murkomen added that County Commissioners and the National Government Administrative Officers (NGAO) have clear instructions to reach villages and ensure all eligible learners are attending school.
Turning to security, the CS lauded progress in stabilising the Kerio Valley and reaffirmed the government’s determination to recover all firearms that have been illegally held. He warned that weapons not voluntarily surrendered will be repossessed through sustained operations.
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“The work we have undertaken here to repossess illegal firearms will continue until there are none left in civilian hands,” he said, assuring residents that the drive for lasting peace remains on course.
Murkomen also announced targeted enforcement against commercial networks supplying adulterated alcohol and drug substances through porous borders. He said special operations will focus on manufacturers, distributors, and suppliers fueling the illicit trade, with decisive action planned to dismantle the chains behind harmful products. “We will carry out special operations targeting commercial suppliers of adulterated alcohol and drug substances,” he stated.
The CS stressed that education transition, disarmament, and anti-illicit trade operations are interconnected pillars of community well-being, keeping children in school, securing neighbourhoods, and protecting public health.
Murkomen called for sustained collaboration among leaders and agencies to ensure gains are consolidated, and every child’s right to education is upheld.
By Gastone Valusi
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