Murkomen: Gachagua and Muturi not under investigation over secrets Act breach

Murkomen explained that enforcement of compliance to the Act is apolitical and does not target any individual, dismissing claims that Gachagua and Muturi are persons of interest.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and former Attorney General Justin Muturi are not under investigation for any breach of the secrets Act.
The Official Secrets Act is a law designed to protect state secrets and national security by criminalising the unauthorised disclosure or use of confidential government information, including plans, documents and communications in ways that could harm the safety or interests of the republic.
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Speaking in Machakos County, where he is on a security tour dubbed Jukwaa la Usalama, Murkomen explained that enforcement of compliance to the Act is apolitical and does not target any individual, dismissing claims that Gachagua and Muturi are persons of interest.
He added that the call to serving and former public officials to honour the act arose when Members of Parliament expressed concerns that former state and public officers are bound by the confidential law and should not be disclosing sensitive matters when they vacate office.
"MPs asked general questions, including compliance with the confidentiality law. We have no complaint at the moment and no one is under investigation, " said the CS.
He further stated that the warning only applies to issues that border on national security and reiterated that it's a requirement for state and public officers to comply with the Secrecy Act.
"We are talking of any officer given the opportunity to access government information that could compromise national security and borders on espionage," Murkomen explained.
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