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Drunk officer kills wife, man with AK-47 at Uasin Gishu pub before arrest

Police arrest officer after accused of fatally shooting his wife and another man inside a bar in Uasin Gishu. [File,Standard]

Police in Uasin Gishu have arrested an armed officer accused of fatally shooting his wife and another man inside a bar while drunk before attempting to flee.

The officer, identified as Police Constable Erick Kirui of Tembelio Police Station, allegedly opened fire at Kokwet Pub within Juakali Centre on Thursday, June 26, killing Caroline Malakwen and Ignatius Kipchumba, also known as Mwala.

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