Senior Assistant Inspector General of Police Gitiba Mwita who serves as the Border Police Unit Commandant in the administration police has passed on.

The News of his death has been brought to light by Police officer Sammy Ondimu Ngare.

The senior officer is said to have been pronounced dead upon arrival at the Matuu level 4 hospital where he was taken this morning after he was found laying on the flour at his house unconscious.

His colleagues went to his house after he failed to appear for his morning shift as usual were he was found lying on unconscious.

According to police has been moved to the mortuary pending the autopsy cause of death is yet to be established.

At the Border Police Unit, Mwita contributed to national development through interdiction of terrorism activities, small arms control and reduction of cross-border crimes within and along ports of entry.

On September 25 while appearing before the senate, Border Police Unit Commandant Gitiba Mwita cited poor or lack of roads along international boundaries as the leading hindrance to efforts to provide security.

Mwita also warned that the existence of some ungoverned spaces and occupation by Kenyans, lack of demarcations and delimitation of boundaries and poor or lack of communication network in the area were hindering proper communication.

During a meeting with the Senate National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations chaired by Baringo Senator William Cheptumo, Mwita charged that rampant cattle rustling between Turkana and neighbouring communities is a huge challenge the local security team is grappling with. 

“We still have lack of motorable infrastructure and slow diplomatic engagement on the relocation of Nadapal to Nakodok which is the designated crossing border point,” Mwita told the committee.

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