A police constable attached to Kenyan Interior Cabinet Secretary,Fred Matiangi’s office has reportedly shot dead his wife and himself.
According to The Standards, Hadson Mkondo Wakise, allegedly shot his wife Pauline Wakasa, a traffic officer attached to Nairobi’s Kilimani Police Station on Tuesday, April 6.
A police report says, an argument erupted between the deceased couple minutes after Wakise returned home from work.
“They started exchanging bitter words and the wife accused him of infidelity. As a result, the said husband went out of the house and shortly returned to the sitting room. Suddenly, he drew out his Jericho pistol and fired several rounds at his wife’s chest killing her instantly” the report says.
Confirming the incident on Wednesday, April 7, the Kenyan Inspector-General of Police, Hillary Mutyambai said;
“PC Wakise who had been off duty since April 1, reported back to work yesterday but left at 3.00 pm and retired to his residence at GSU camp. It is alleged that he shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself, ending both their lives”.
The Police recovered a pistol, nine spent cartridges, and two magazines after the bodies were found in the couple’s sitting room.
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