A drunk police officer opened fire at the Gigiri police canteen, turning a night out deadly.
The shooter, identified as Constable Limo Nahason, shot and killed another officer and seriously injured another on Sunday, March 9, around midnight.
Further, Constable Limo Nahason is believed to be a protection officer attached to Parliament.
According to a police report, an altercation broke out between the officers before Nahason drew his firearm and fired multiple shots.
“A pistol make Jericho serial number 44332745 with 14 rounds of 9mm was recovered from the suspect and is being held as exhibit pending ballistic analysis,” the police report read in part.
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What Went Down at the Gigiri Canteen
The report detailed that the first victim, Constable Eric Munga of Runda Police Station, was shot in the chest at close range.
Moreover, the second victim, Corporal Philip Kae, who serves under the Judiciary, was hit in the lower abdomen.
The chaos led to an emergency response from officers who were nearby, and a report was filed at Gigiri Police Station just before midnight.
Also, officers said that they recovered a spent cartridge and a Parliament access card from the killer cop’s wallet after arresting him.
Both victims were rushed to Aga Khan University Hospital for urgent medical attention.
Unfortunately, Munga succumbed to his injuries upon arrival, while Kae was admitted to the hospital and was in stable condition.
Authorities have launched investigations to establish whether it was premeditated or fueled by the officer’s state of intoxication.
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Man Appoints Himself as Police
On a separate incident, authorities in Kesses Sub-County, Uasin Gishu, arrested a man for illegally operating a police patrol base without authorization from the National Police Service (NPS).
The suspect, identified as Collins Leitich, alias Chepkulei, was, on Sunday, March 9, accused of setting up a fake security post at Cherus Centre, where he posed as a law enforcement officer.
Further, reports indicated that the man went as far as painting the structure in official police colors to make it appear legitimate.
Local security agencies caught wind of the unauthorized police base and launched investigations, which confirmed that it had no affiliation with the NPS. Officers from Kamuyu Police Post, under Kondoo Police Station, were alerted and recorded the incident under OB04/08/03/2025.
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