This archive report was first published on 6 August 2019.
On August 1, 2019, a tragic incident occurred at Milimani Estate in Kakamega Central District, where Philemon Kipkoech Samoei, a police officer, was shot dead by his colleague, Constable Phillip Wahome Muthondoi.
According to a police investigator, Samuel Kamiti, attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the motive behind the murder is yet to be established. Mr. Kamiti stated in a sworn affidavit that the DCI was yet to present Samoei's saliva to the Government Chemist in Kisumu for a DNA analysis to match it with the blood stain found on Wahome's uniform.
On August 6, 2019, Kakamega Senior Resident Magistrate Erick Malesi ordered Constable Wahome to remain in custody for 10 days, awaiting the conclusion of investigations. The magistrate also directed that Wahome undergo a psychiatric test to determine his fitness to stand trial.
Mr. Kamiti had requested 14 days to carry out investigations, but the magistrate declined, stating that 10 days would be sufficient to hold the suspect before a decision to charge him is made.
