The police fraternity has been thrown into mourning following the demise of a police officer attached to Gigigri Police Station. Police officers patrol the streets in Kisumu City in western Kenya during the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya third wave protest over high living cost. Photo: Brian Ongoro. Source: Getty Images Constable Shadrack Otieno Genga met his tragic demise while driving his Subaru Legacy towards Mlolongo on Uhuru Highway at Lusaka Roundabout. How did Shadrack Otieno die in accident? According to the police report, the officer lost control, his vehicle veered off the road causing the ill-fated car to overturn. He was subsequently thrown into the tarmac road where he sustained fatal head injuries, Nairobi News reported. “On reaching the location of the accident, he lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road into the roundabout and overturned. Due to the impact, the driver was thrown out of the vehicle into the tarmac and sustained serious head injuries that resulted in his death on the spot,” a police report filed at the Industrial area police station stated in part. The deceased was moved to Chiromo Mortuary by officers who visited the scene awaiting a postmortem examination. The number of road fatalities between January and March 2024 is almost hitting the 2,000 mark according to the NTSA report.
by Nancy Odindo