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| nationality = Kenyan
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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 Kipchumba Murkomen''' (born 12 March 1979) is a Kenyan lawyer. He is a former Cabinet Secretary for Roads, Transport, and Public Works in Kenya. Hon. Murkomen is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a three-time elected Senator of Elgeyo Marakwet County. He served for 21 months as Roads and Transport Cabinet Secretary and has been nominated to the
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kingi Declares Elgeyo Marakwet Senate Seat Vacant After Murkomen Appointed CS |url=https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2022/10/kingi-declares-elgeyo-marakwet-senate-seat-vacant-after-murkomen-appointed-cs/ |access-date=28 October 2022 |website=Capital fm|date=28 October 2022 }}</ref>
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