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Total lockdown: Murkomen's 'normal day' meets Nairobi's roadblocks

By Standard Team | 2h ago

Police patrol Moi Avenue in Nairobi during the Gen Z anniversary protests, on June 25, 2026. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

When Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen stood before the nation on Wednesday and declared Thursday would be “a normal business and school day,” he spoke with the confidence of a man who believes his own words can shape reality.

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