CS Murkomen: I Was Not Arrested with Millions in Dubai
Transport Chief Superintendent Kipchumba Murkomen has firmly refuted rumors that he was detained in Dubai with millions of dollars.
Speaking on Monday, Murkomen denied the allegations, calling them untrue and asserting that no one should be permitted to travel with such a large sum of money.
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“The alleged amount was USD 210 million, which is too enormous for a person to carry while traveling,” Murkomen stated on Obinna TV. “That would be about three or four truckloads of cash. To transport that amount of money, you’d need a whole section of a plane, and you certainly couldn’t pass through a hotel with it.”
He further clarified, “When they were saying I was arrested in Dubai, I was actually in Nairobi. Even when the president was being asked, ‘Do you mean Dubai, United Arab Emirates, or Dubai somewhere in Kenya?’ Let’s be more serious. I am used to fake news.”
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The CS added that the highest amount of cash he has ever brought into the country is roughly Sh2 million, while the most he has taken overseas is $10,000.
“Maybe Sh1.5 or 2 million… The most I have carried in my travels since I was born is about US$10,000, and only to countries where you know your card might decline.”
Murkomen insisted that he has faithfully fulfilled his promise to serve Kenyans and expressed pride in his integrity.
“In my two years in the Cabinet, not a single person has come forward to accuse me of corruption. When people feel sorry for me, I tell them there’s a silver lining in this discussion: nobody has accused me of corruption in two years,” he said.
“I am very proud of keeping my vow not to engage in corrupt activities and scandals.”
