By Eugene Onyeji
A Kenyan police officer, Abel Kemboi, has reportedly committed suicide over an alleged salary delay in Koromotangi village in Kakamega County.
Reports has it that Kemboi was found dead on Wednesday, January 5, after complaining to friends and relatives that his December salary had been delayed.
Before committing suicide, Kemboi reportedly said he would take up the salary issue with his bosses at Kakamega Police Station and even requested his cousin identified as Zacheaus Kalama to accompany him.
When Kalama woke up the following morning and headed to Kemboi’s home, he found the door locked from inside. Upon getting no response, he broke into the house and saw that Kemboi had hanged himself. He noted that his late cousin had shown signs of being depressed earlier.
Kalama said; “We had agreed to go to the station to inquire the cause of the salary delay from his bosses but it was shocking that he took his own life even before we achieved our mission.
“He had hanged himself and I did not believe what I saw.”
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The police officer’s immediate boss and Kakamega Central OCPD David Kabena also confirmed that he was always depressed.
Kabena said that they had already launched investigations to ascertain the exact cause of his death. In addition, he urged officers with any underlying mental issues to seek expert attention.
Kenyan police officers has been in the news for the wrong things in recent time.
Recall that on December 7, 2021, a Kenyan police officer shot dead six people, including his wife, and wounded two others before turning the gun on himself.
The rampage in the capital Nairobi triggered protests by angry residents who blocked the road with burning tyres.
Police said the AK-47-rifle-wielding officer first shot his wife in the neck before firing indiscriminately at neighbours.
