Detectives are looking for a police officer based at Lokichogio in Turkana county, for the murder of a man whom he found in a compromising situation with his wife, in the dead of the night.
The General Service Unit officer had proceeded home on leave in Tinderet, Nandi County, where he is believed to have found the deceased Henry Cheruiyot, 29, with his wife on the night of August 22, 2022.
Directorate of Criminal Investigation boss George Kinoti said an altercation ensued and the paramilitary commando is believed to have descended on the man with an avalanche of heavy blows and kicks, before leaving him for dead and taking flight.
"Rotich was found lying unconscious beside a road at Nduroto village in Tinderet by well-wishers, who rushed him to Meteitei sub-county hospital," Kinoti said.
Kinoti said the victim's condition deteriorated and he was transferred to Nandi county hospital where he succumbed to his injuries as doctors unsuccessfully tried to save his life.
A search conducted in the officer’s house by detectives led to the discovery of the deceased’s blue T-shirt, a hood and blood-stained innerwear that had been stashed in a sack.
The deceased’s body is lying at the Nandi County referral hospital pending an autopsy as a manhunt for the suspect continues.
