This archive report was first published on 21 August 2019.
On August 21, 2019, a distressing incident occurred in Kamukunji Estate, where a 28-year-old prison warden attached to Bomet GK prison allegedly killed his 23-year-old girlfriend following a quarrel.
Bomet Central Sub County Police Boss Musa Imamai Omar confirmed the incident, stating that the officer hit his girlfriend with a blunt object in the head.
"Our officers rushed to the scene after a distress call only to find the 23-year-old woman in a coma. She was rushed to Longisa Referral Hospital but pronounced dead on arrival," he said.
Medical reports from the hospital indicated that the deceased died due to excessive bleeding.
The prison warden was subsequently arrested and is currently being held at Bomet Police Station, awaiting arraignment.
