- There is concern over growing misuse of firearms in the service
- Police have set up counseling centres to address claims of stress
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A police officer was Wednesday arrested after he shot but missed his colleague at the Gigiri police station, Nairobi, over a lost mobile phone.
The constable of police is said to have tried in vain to shoot his colleague after he misplaced his Tecno Pop Two mobile phone, which was later found at the report office.
He had finished his duties and went back to the station armed with an AK47 rifle, raging over a "missing" phone, police said.
The constable was disarmed by his other colleagues after he had shot and missed his target in the confrontation, witnesses said.
This caused panic at the station before the situation was put under control.
He is expected to undergo disciplinary measures internally.
Gigiri police boss Alice Kimeli said the issue will be handled professionally.
Such incidents are on the rise in the service amid growing concern about stress.
Meanwhile, police have instituted disciplinary measures against a traffic officer based at the Central police station who forced himself into a car through a window.
The officer forcefully gained access to the vehicle before ejecting the driver who escape after an argument between the two over a traffic issue. The incident was captured on camera.
The incident that occurred at Kenyatta Avenue has attracted online condemnation with netizens calling out the officer for behaving in a distasteful manner and portraying the entire police service in a bad light.
The National Police Service spokesman Bruno Shioso said the service has condemned the incident, identified the errant officer and instituted immediate disciplinary action against him.