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Murkomen: The Sh700m man with a taste of the finer things of life

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Former Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Terminal 1 to inspect roofing project to avert leaking. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

The entry of Kipchumba Murkomen into Transcom House was full of gaffes. His experience as a two-term senator did not help either. His opulence, which he expressed with a humblebrag undertone, echoed louder than his work.

From expensive shoes that he revealed to cost about Sh80,000, a Sh50,000 belt, and a Sh900,000 watch; he never hid it. But while his justification made sense, it irked taxpayers.

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