Murkomen had previously been criticized for repetitive power blackouts at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and other challenges facing the transport industry.
He further argued that Rwanda adopts whatever their president, Paul Kagame, says as compared to Kenya where policies go through a few scrutiny stages before approval.
“Rwanda is not like Kenya. We must live with certain expectations as a country that comes with democracy. Rwanda is an autocracy and there whatever the president says is the law,” said Murkomen.
His perspective seemed to rub off Kenyans the wrong way, among them lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi who even suggested that the CS s be take through a ‘crash course’ to teach them the principle of upholding camaraderie between Nations
“CS Murkomen can’t attack a sovereign friendly state without provocation and disparage President Paul Kagame just like that. This is embarrassing,” wrote Ahmednasir on X.
“I wish to express my deep concern and disappointment regarding the recent media attack on Rwanda by the Kenyan Minister of Transport and Roads. The comments made by the minister were not only uncalled for but also undiplomatic, and they go against the spirit of the East Africa Community” Read part of a long tweet that Mukula posted on his X account.
He called upon President William Ruto to get to the bottom of the matter through two ways, either crack the whip on CS Murkomen or issue an apology on behalf of the whole country.
”Therefore, I kindly request an immediate intervention from the highest level of the Kenyan government. Such would not only demonstrate a commitment to diplomacy but also signify a willingness to rectify the situation and restore the trust between our nations,” Mukula added.
In his defence, CS Murkomen clarified his remarks, saying that his admiration for Rwanda was purely because the leadership style had made it possible for infrastructure to advance. He cited that Rwanda is currently planning to build a new airport since the country does not have a bureaucratic procedure of approving things.
According to him, Kenya has a different leadership model that takes too much time to implement policies that ultimately affect the nation and its citizens.
