A senior police officer based at police headquarters, Vigilance House, collapsed and died in his house in Chesumei, Nandi County.
Philip Kipchirchir Tuimur was an Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of the National Police Service based at police headquarters at the time of his death on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
His family said he was pronounced dead at a local hospital, where he was rushed to.
Police said they were informed by family members that the deceased collapsed and fell unconscious while at his home in Kabutie area of Chesumei sub-county at around 5 am.
They rushed him to a hospital facility where he was declared dead on arrival.
Tuimur had served in various ranks in the General Service Unit (GSU) before he reached his rank of AIG.
His colleagues described him as a dedicated officer.
Others said he was a good man.
He is now a former senior police officer in the National Police Service of Kenya, who held various high-ranking positions, including a role at the General Service Unit (GSU) headquarters.
He also served as Regional Police Commander in Coast, North Eastern and Eastern before being recalled to the headquarters.
Elsewhere, police are investigating an incident where a man collapsed and died in a bar in Transmara, Narok County.
According to the police, Lawrence Leperes, 35, was having drinks in the bar when he collapsed and died.
A friend who had been at the joint escaped.
Two attendants at the bar were detained pending investigations as the body was moved to the mortuary following the Friday incident.
In Musoli, Kakamega County, a woman was found dead after suspected murder in her house.
The body of one Mercela Khayenje, 63, was found naked on her bed after an attack.
She also had injuries on her mouth.
The woman had just arrived home when she was attacked and killed.
No arrests were made by Saturday following her murder.
Police moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.
In Makuyu, Muranga County, one Wilson Kori Mwaniki, aged 43, was found dead on the floor of his house.
The cause of the death was not immediately known, and the body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy, police said.
