Barely a week after a senior police officer attached to Special Operations Bureau (SOB) based in Kayole died after shooting himself in the chin, another tragic incident has rocked the National Police Service.

An officer attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations is believed to have shot himself dead in his car at the DCI headquarters parking lot along Kiambu road.

The sound of a gun shot was head at the complex , upon investigations his collegues found his lifeless body in the car with blood coming from his head.

The body of the officer has already been taken to the morgue and investigations have already been initiated in the matter.

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DCI Boss Amin Mohammed has indicated that the deceased officer is a corporal driver.

a number of police officers have committed suicide recently, a trend that has been linked to workplace stress.

Police authorities have started offering counseling services as part of measures to stop the trend.

The National Police Service Commission has set up and staffed a unit to handle their demanding circumstances.

counseling section will, among other things, assess, plan, and direct an outreach program that aids in the prevention of mental illness and drug misuse.

Every month, there are at least three examples of police personnel who commit suicide.

According to officials, cops are typically the ones that deal with concerns in the neighborhood.

In addition to risking their lives, they are expected to preserve law and order in extremely challenging circumstances.

A rise in the number of fatalities in the