A police officer based in Nakuru County on Tuesday morning shot his wife dead before turning the gun on himself.
The officer, identified as Constable Cornelius Talaam attached to the Piave police post in Njoro, shot his wife Eunice Wamboi several times before killing himself.
"There were six spent cartridges at the scene of the incident where the two were lying in a pool of blood," Nakuru County Commander Hassan Barua said.
The deceased’s colleagues said they had spent the better part of Monday afternoon drinking before leaving at around 3pm.
"The shootout could have happened between the time we left and 8am. When we realised he had not reported to work
on Tuesday as normal, we went to his house only to find the two bodies lying dead in a pool of blood," said a constable at the post.
The deceased’s neighbours said they heard gunshots early Tuesday morning but assumed it was just another police operation.
"In was early morning when we heard several gunshots. We did not think it was something to worry about because the place was occupied by police who use guns," Mary Wairimu, a neighbour said.
The neighbours said the couple had stayed together for only three months before the incident.
The area commander said investigations have been launched into the incident.
The two bodies were later moved to the Nakuru County Mortuary.
In September last year, a police constable in the county shot his wife before killing himself in a similar incident.
Police recovered 11 rounds of ammunition and 9 empty cartridges at the scene of the incident.