LAIKIPIA: Shock, Despair As Police Officer Kills Colleague, Injures Boss
After a disagreement on Friday evening, a police officer assigned to the Salama Police Post in Laikipia West Constituency stabbed and killed a colleague while injuring his senior.
Police Constable Victor Chesang Mengich, 42, was on duty when he allegedly attacked Police Constable Abel Kivoto Kimanzi.
This occurred during a tragic altercation, before members of the public from the neighboring Salama retail center intervened.
According to reports, Sergeant Wahome Muigai Muiruri, the officer in command of the police post, was at the shopping center when he heard the distress cries and witnessed the two cops wrestling from afar.
Yesterday Police constable Victor Chesang' Mengich, 42, attached to Salama police post in Laikipia West stabbed and killed his colleague PC Abel Kivoto Kimanzi (1 of the 20 officers awarded by the Chandaria foundation for extraordinary courage & dedication to work last Month 🧵 https://t.co/KxiH5dwhEK
— ˇ • ˇ (@05BM44) January 3, 2026
He raced to the site and discovered PC Mengich armed with a knife, just before stabbing PC Kimanzi on the left side of the stomach, sending him to the ground, where he died after bleeding profusely.
Sgt. Muigai, along with another officer named Morris Mugambi, made desperate efforts to restrain PC Mengich but was also injured in the process.
It needed the efforts of members of the public to subdue PC Mengich, who had gone crazy.
They handcuffed him and rushed him and Sgt. Muigai to the neighboring Salama dispensary.
The couple received medical care before being referred to Nyahururu County and Referral Hospital for more medical care. The duo suffered head and arm injuries.
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Sgt. Muigai was treated and discharged, while the assailant was detained at the Nyahururu Police Station after treatment, as investigations were launched to establish the cause of the incident.
Officers from Nyahururu Police Station were called in to process the scene of the crime before taking the body of the deceased to Pope Benedict XVI Catholic Hospital Mortuary for preservation and autopsy.
PC Kimanzi was among 20 police officers who were honoured on December 9, 2025, by the Chandaria Foundation for their extraordinary courage and dedication in their work during the annual Chandaria Bravery Award.
On January 1st at Lucy's Pub in Naivasha, Corporal Collins Kochei attached to Tangi Tano police post in Gilgil shot Lucy Wanjiru Njoroge 34y/o and owner of the joint on her both breasts & right thigh using an AK-47 rifle then turned the gun on himself in the mouth as bullet 🧵
— ˇ • ˇ (@05BM44) January 2, 2026
The ceremony was held at the National Police Service (NPS) headquarters and was presided over by Inspector General (IG) Douglas Kanja.
LAIKIPIA: Shock, Despair As Police Officer Kills Colleague, Injures Boss
