Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen has pledged to intervene and find answers regarding the disappearance of a young man who went missing while on a fishing mission in Lake Nakuru.
Brian Odhiambo, 31, disappeared on January 18 after his mother and other eyewitnesses said they saw him being arrested and bundled into a vehicle.
The mystery over the man's whereabouts has continued to deepen, with fresh details alleging that he could have been killed and buried inside Lake Nakuru National Park.
With hopes of finding her son alive dwindling by the day, Brian's mother, Elizabeth Auma on Wednesday stormed the podium as Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen was delivering his speech in Nakuru county during the official rollout of the National Mobile Registration Outreach Programme.
Murkomen asked his security detail to allow the distraught mother to walk to him and deliver her message after they attempted to stop her from breaching the security protocol.
"Ni sawa tu, wacha akuje, wacha akuje, wachana na yeye (It's okay, let her come)," he said.
"Madam, kuja tu (just come)," the CS said as he beckoned to her.
The woman, donned in a black T-shirt branded 'Justice for my son' at the back, whispered into Murkomen's ear.
The CS bent and listened keenly.
After a moment, Murkomen gestured to an official in the VIP tent and directed her to him, then said: "Nitashughulikia hiyo maneno sahi. Pole mama (I will look into the issue right now. Sorry mama)."
CS Murkomen helps Elizabeth Auma off the podium after listening to her appeal for intervention over her son's disappearance, March 19, 2025. /MINA
Murkomen said he will also personally have a conversation with the woman over her missing son.
After days of incessant pleas, Brian's family, an informant, and human rights groups led by Nakuru DCIO Samuel Ngeywa were Monday afternoon granted access to Lake Nakuru National Park on a search mission for his body.
The search followed a bold act by a KWS ranger to sneak an informant into the park, where he showed him several spots where victims of brutality are allegedly buried.
However, no bodies were found in any of the swallow graves although there were signs that the sites had been disturbed days prior to the visit.
Haunted by the possibility that someone moved the bodies, detectives took soil samples from each of the alleged shallow graves for forensic analysis.
"Clearly, without a doubt, there was a hole there. Some activity had been going on there," Rights activist Hussein Khalid said after the search.
The family and their lawyer believe that there could be a scheme to cover up the truth behind Brian's disappearance.
"There are concerted efforts for us not to get any headway with this investigation. Our view is we will continue pushing on and we will continue inviting more people who have information that could assist the family," family lawyer Mogendi Abuya said.
