Two police officers have been arrested in Mwingi following an attack that left one man, a patient, shot-17- times dead at Mwingi Level Four Hospital early Thursday morning last week.
The came after the family of a 23-year-old man who was shot dead by unknown people demanded an explanation from the police, even as circumstances surrounding the murder of their kin remained a mystery.
The arrested officers are the inspector of police and a corporal ranks attached to the Kitui DCI office.The two were arrested by a team of detectives that was sent to investigate the murder of Fredrick Musyimi, 27, at Mwingi Level Four Hospital.
Inspector General of police Joseph Boinnet said investigations into the incident have been ongoing.
“They were arrested and the probe is ongoing. The two will take plea for the murder of the young man in Mwingi,” said Boinnet.
Investigators handling the saga say they intend to arrest more officers.
“There seem to be more players in this thing and we expect to arrest even the driver who was with them,” said an officer.
Fredrick Ngandi’s family said that the police have since remained quiet about the death of their relative who died in a hail of bullets while undergoing treatment for gunshot wounds, in what can be best described as a well-orchestrated murder plot.
Detectives from Nairobi, Machakos and Embu were sent to investigate the brutal murder of the victim inside a hospital ward.
Nurses and clinical officers at the hospital have demanded a full-time armed police guard following last Wednesday’s killing of the patient. The medical workers on Friday night stormed out of wards and boycotted work after two strange men were spotted inside the ward where Musyimi was brutally murdered.