Man killed after fight over TV remote control

By Michael Saitoti and Boaz Kipngeno

Samburu, Kenya: A man has been killed at a Samburu tourist resort after an argument over a television remote control.

The elderly man, who was a curator at a tourist camp in Samburu County, died after he was allegedly hit by a security guard working within the same camp.

It is said that the two employees working at Intrepid Camp in Samburu East Sub-county disagreed over which channel they should tune in to watch Monday’s 7pm news bulletin.

A tussle then ensued that angered the security guard to the point of hitting the elderly curator on the head using a club, killing him on the spot.

A witness who sought anonymity told The Standard that the quarrel started at 7 o’clock in the evening as news began.

“They quarrelled when news was about to run and differed over the preferred channel. They scrambled for the remote control before the guard hit the curator with a club,” the witness narrated yesterday.

Samburu County Police Commandant Patrick Wambane said investigations had been launched to determine the cause of the elderly man’s death.

The suspect is currently being held at Archers Post Police Station.