A police officer by the name of Abel Kemboi from Kakamega County reportedly committed suicide after complaining of December Salary delay to friends and relatives. The officer was found dead after complaining to friends and relatives that his December salary had been delayed.
The lifeless body was found after his cousin identified as Zacheaus Kalama went to wake him up in the morning and found the door locked from inside.
“He had hanged himself and I did not believe what I saw,” Kalama said revealing that his cousin had however shown signs of being stressed in the recent past.
The Officer had requested his cousin Kalama to accompany him to Kakamega Police Station to take up the Salary issue with his bosses.
“We had agreed to go to the station to inquire the cause of the salary delay from his bosses but it was shocking that he took his own life even before we achieved our mission,” Kalama said.
Kakamega Central OCPD David Kabena said they had already launched investigations to ascertain the exact cause of his death and also urged officers with any underlying mental issues to seek expert attention.
‘’It is important for those who realize that they are stressed to reach out and share what they are going through,” Kabena said. Abel’s body was taken to Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital morgue awaiting postmortem.
By Dorine Mukhongo