This archive report was first published on 24 November 2019.
On November 21, 2019, a Siaya-based journalist, Eric Oloo, was found dead in the house of Ugunja Police Station deputy OCS Sabina Kerubo in Uhor village. The police officer had cohabited with Oloo since last year.
According to sources, the suspect, popularly known as 'Daddy', was arrested at around 6pm at a relative's home in Mutumbu village in Yala where he was hiding and taken to the Ugunja Police Station.
Investigations revealed that the journalist may have been beaten up in an attempt to force him out of the house. Detectives are investigating claims that the police officer may have visited the brothers' home, not far from her rental house, at around 8pm to 9pm on Wednesday night, in the company of the chef and requested the help of the second brother.
Post-mortem results showed that the journalist died from injuries he suffered after being hit by a blunt object. An autopsy was carried out by two pathologists from Siaya and Busia referral hospitals at Same Day Classmate Private Mortuary in Sega in the presence of family representatives.
Police Chief Inspector Tobias Akumu from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Siaya is leading the investigation. Mr. Akumu said investigators could not disclose whether the suspects will be arraigned in court and whether more people will be questioned.
