This archive report was first published on 15 November 2019.
On November 15, 2019, a tragic incident occurred in Kamahindi area, Tharaka Nithi County, resulting in the deaths of Chuka OCS Joseph Kinyua and three other individuals.
The OCS and two police officers were pursuing suspects believed to have been involved in the death of local area chief Japhet Majau, who was killed by an irate mob the previous evening.
According to reports, the OCS and another police officer were hacked to death by unknown persons after they allegedly shot dead a suspect in Ugweri village.
Earlier in the day, Tharaka Nithi County Commissioner Beverly Opwora toured Kamahindi to investigate the circumstances surrounding the chief's death.
The residents were angered after the chief's brother, Gikware Mukengu, detained some goats belonging to a resident, Gitonga Kibuibe, who went missing in December 2018 and his skeleton was found in the nearby River Thuci three weeks ago.
