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| term_start3 = 27 October 2022
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1979}}
| birth_place = [[Elgeyo-Marakwet County|Elgeyo-Marakwet]], [[Kenya]]
| nationality = Kenyan
| spouse = Gladys Wanjiru Kipchumba
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| alma_mater = [[University of Nairobi]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B]]) <br> [[American University Washington College of Law|Washington College of Law]] ([[Master of Laws|LL.M]]) <br> [[University of Pretoria|The University of Pretoria]] (LL.M)
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'''Onesimus
The hallmark of his public service has been his energy, passion, accessibility and integrity. He is also a consummate communicator, as erudite as he is eloquent.
He is a family man and a devout Christian.
== Early life ==
He is the son of Johana Murkomen Kanda and Mama Margaret.<ref>{{Citation |title=I HAVE ONE KNOWN WIFE AND 4 LEGIT CHILDREN!!!MURKOMEN NARRATES HIS PAINFUL JOURNEY TO WHERE HE IS |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY_ISgNlpkI |language=en |access-date=4 November 2022}}</ref>
Murkomen studied at Chawis Primary School in Embobut Forest, Marakwet East
In the year 2000 Murkomen joined the [[University of Nairobi]], Parkland Campus and graduated with a [[Bachelor of Laws]] in 2004. While studying, he was elected chairman of Fellowship of Christian Unions’ National Students Executive Council. He was later awarded a scholarship to study a master’s in law at the [[University of Pretoria]], [[South Africa]]. He further studied at the [[American University, Washington College of Law|American University Washington College of Law]] in [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kipchumba Murkomen Biography- Age, Education, Wife, Family |url=https://kivumbi.co.ke/kipchumba-murkomen-biography-age-education-wife-family/ |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=Kivumbi|date=12 January 2022 }}</ref>
== Political career ==
Before he got into competitive politics, Murkomen was a political analyst and commentator at Citizen TV just before the 2013 general elections.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-24 |title=Kipchumba Murkomen :From Citizen TV Analyst to Ruto Cabinet |url=https://thekenyatimes.com/latest-kenya-times-news/from-citizen-tv-analyst-to-rutos-cabinet-the-rise-of-kipchumba-murkomen/ |access-date=2024-08-03 |language=en}}</ref> Murkomen was first elected as Senator for [[Elgeyo-Marakwet County]] in 2013 on a United Republican Party ([[United Republican Party (Kenya)|URP]]) ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Memories of URP as Ruto allies go yellow |url=https://mobile.nation.co.ke/news/politics/return-of-URP--Ruto-allies-go-yellow/3126390-5052228-farp4bz/index.html |access-date=12 May 2020 |website=mobile.nation.co.ke |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Senate {{!}} The Kenyan Parliament Website |url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/the-senate |access-date=12 May 2020 |website=www.parliament.go.ke}}</ref> He vied for the same seat during the [[2017 Kenyan general election|2017 elections]], this time on a [[Jubilee Party|Jubilee party]] ticket and was re-elected to a second term. Murkomen was elected majority senate leader in 2013, but he was later replaced by West Pokot Senator Samuel Poghisio as the Senate Majority Leader. in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ogila |first=Japheth |title=Jubilee changes: Murkomen, Kihika ousted from Senate posts |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001370905/jubilee-changes-murkomen-kihika-ousted-from-senate-posts |access-date=4 November 2022 |website=The Standard |language=en}}</ref>
Before his nomination as a cabinet minister,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ronoh |first=Faith |title=Kipchumba Murkomen: The Elgeyo Marakwet Senator talks about how he made it |url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/living/article/2000120214/http//www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/living/article/2000120214/kipchumba-murkomen-the-elgeyo-marakwet-senator-talks-about-how-he-made-it |access-date=4 November 2022 |website=Evewoman Magazine |language=en}}</ref> Murkomen had been elected for the third time to be the senator for [[Elgeyo-Marakwet County]] in the [[2022 Kenyan general election|2022 general elections]] in a [[United Democratic Alliance (Kenya)|UDA]] party ticket. Murkomen won the seat with a 141,091 votes against his competitor former Elgeyo-Marakwet County governor [[Alex Tolgos]] who vied under the [[Jubilee Party]] and came second. He resigned as the senator in order to take the position of Cabinet Secretary
== Personal life ==
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