Lamu DCIO dies after sliding and fracturing his leg in house in Lamu

Lamu Division Criminal Investigations Officer (DCIO) Robert Onchiri died after he fell and bled in his house in Lamu.

Police say he fell on the staircase of his house on Sunday night and later bled as he was being taken to a local hospital.

Onchiri is said to have fractured his left leg above the ankle. His body is set to be transferred to Nairobi on Tuesday. Police say they are yet to know the cause of the death. A post mortem is planned on the body.

Onchiri was set to take over in Urban, Mombasa in the same capacity after he was transferred there last week. DCI George Kinoti described him as a hardworking officer as he mourned the death.