Police Officer Dies After Allegedly Shooting Himself At Camp In Gilgil

A 29-year-old police officer was found dead at a camp at the Anti-Stock Theft Unit in Eburu, Gilgil after allegedly shooting himself.

The body of Constable John Wambua was discovered dead after he had shot himself in the chest on Wednesday, September 28 at about 2 pm.

According to reports, Wambua locked himself in the room before taking away his life.

It has not yet been ascertained why the officer decided to take away his life since he neither left any note nor told anyone of the heinous motive.

According to eyewitnesses, police were forced to break into the house where he had locked himself, with the hope to prevent him from harming himself.

Unfortunately, they found Wambua with a gunshot and rushed him to Gilgil hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Many officers have died as a result of suicide, a trend that is attributed to stress at work.

In 2019, Inspector General of police Hilary Mutyambai launched a new program – Muamko Mpya (Healing the Uniform Initiative) – to give psychological support to officers.

“The ultimate goal of the initiative is to provide officers with knowledge, tools, and a framework to assist them to support each other while handling traumatic situations,” Mutyambai said.

“They encounter most of these situations on personal and professional levels.”