A 42-year-old police corporal from the Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit (CIPU) in Nyeri is currently on the run.

This is after he shot his senior from a disagreement that rose over duty allocation on an evening shift.

Joseph Gitari, who is stationed at the Administration Police camp in Mweiga town is said to have shot Inspector Charles Mwangi three times before fleeing the scene.

The officer was on duty at the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation on the outskirts of the town.

Nyeri County Police Commander Benjamin Rotich confirmed the incident.

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On the evening of Sunday, December 16, the senior officer was conducting patrols, supervising officers at their designated work stations.

It is during this inspection that he realized that Gitari who was on duty was drunk.

The Inspector decided to relieve the corporal off his duties and instructed him to return a car that was waiting for him as he arranged for his replacement.

Instead of complying, Mr Gitari boarded the vehicle and discharged three bullets from his rifle shooting at the inspector.

In defiance, Gitari boarded the vehicle and released three bullets from his rifle shooting at the inspector.

”He missed one shot although two struck the inspector on his right hand and another in the waist, lodging in his body,” said the County Police boss.”

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Other officers who were present quickly disarmed the corporal and locked him in the car.

However, Gitari managed to escape, flagged down a private vehicle and headed to an unknown destination while still in his police uniform.

According to medical reports, the Inspector is out of danger and is receiving treatment at Mathari Hospital in Nyeri.