A traffic police officer has died on the spot after being hit by a speeding car in Teso North Sub-county in Busia.
Nancy Jepchumba met her tragic death at the Koteko roadblock where she had been assigned for the night.
This is after a speeding car which was flagged down by her colleagues failed to stop and fled at high speed.
The incident took place at 3.00AM Monday morning approximately 10 kilometers away from the Malaba one stop boarder post.
Police suspect that the car was ferrying illegal goods as to why the driver failed to stop.
The roadblock is also a key point that police use to check human trafficking, along the Northern side.
Teso North deputy county commissioner Stephen Wambura has said police are looking for leads that may lead to the arrest of the killer driver.
The DCC, however, could not give more details about the incident telling reporters to allow police to trace the killer’s car before giving a detailed statement.
Traffic police ordered not to carry fire arms while on duty
This happens days after all traffic police officers were ordered not to carry guns while on duty along roads and highways in Kenya.
“It has been noted with great concern that officers actively engaged on traffic duties carry firearms.”
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“This has resulted in misuse of the firearms by the officers, from today 30th November 2023 no officer actively on traffic duties will carry a firearm,” read part of statement from the police headquarters in Nairobi.
