Senior officer found dead in parked car along Nyamira–Kericho Road

A senior police officer was found dead under unclear circumstances inside his vehicle at Ikonge Market in Nyamira County, police said.

According to police, members of the public alerted authorities after noticing a vehicle that had been parked for an extended period along the Nyamira–Kericho road.

Officers responded to the scene and found an unresponsive man locked inside the car.

They broke a window to gain access and found the lifeless body of the Chief Inspector lying on the front seats. Police said the body had no visible injuries, although mucus was observed oozing from his nose.

Preliminary investigations identified the deceased as the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at a station in Kericho County.

It was established that he had left his home earlier that morning at around 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 29.

It remains unclear where he was headed, and he was alone in the car. The body was moved to Our Lady of Mercy Ibaraa Mortuary pending a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.

The vehicle was towed to Ekerenyo Police Station for further investigation. Authorities have launched inquiries into the incident, as colleagues mourned him, describing the officer as a good man.

In a separate incident, a 35-year-old woman died following a fire outbreak at her rented house in Mukinduri shopping centre, Kirinyaga County.

According to police, the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, March 30, 2026.

The fire was reported by a member of the public at around 1:45 a.m., who attempted to put out the blaze that had engulfed the sitting room.

Officers from Mutitu Police Station visited the scene and found the lifeless body of Penninah Wambui Karimi lying in the sitting room with visible burn injuries.

Authorities noted that a severely burnt couch—believed to be where the deceased had been seated—was found inside the house, alongside other household items destroyed by the fire.

The cause of the fire has not been established, although a matchbox was recovered from the scene. Investigations are ongoing.

The body was moved to Kerugoya County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.

Elsewhere, police in Kitui County have launched investigations into a murder incident after a 44-year-old herdsman was found dead with a deep neck wound near Mwingi Game Reserve.

According to police, the incident was reported at around 4:00 a.m. on March 29, 2026, by a local resident, David Ngui, from Mulangoni location.

The deceased, identified as Stephen Kyalo Kimwele, was found lying by the roadside within the vicinity of the game reserve.

A team of officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Tseikuru, alongside police from Masyungwa Police Station, responded to the scene.

Authorities said the scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to Kyuso Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.

Police have not identified any suspects or established the motive behind the killing. Investigations are ongoing.