A Presidential Escort Unit (PEU) officer has been arrested for allegedly killing his younger brother.
David Kimuge, the officer, is said to have quarreled with his younger brother Morris Chebet, who was 19 years old, before his body was found dead.
According to eyewitnesses, the officer had wanted his brother to go back to their rural home, a decision that did not sit well with the deceased.
[caption caption="President Uhuru Kenyatta's motorcade arrives at the Parliament Buildings on March 31, 2016 where he gave the State of the Nation address "]
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After the exchange of words, the deceased was not seen again until Thursday when the officer in charge of the PEU reported to Juja police station that a body of a middle-aged man had been recovered along Kenyatta Road within the camp.
Police officers revealed that after visiting the scene, they discovered that the deceased was the suspect's brother.
Morris, according to the police, was brutally murdered and had fractures on his skull and left leg.
The officer, whose identity was not disclosed, will be arraigned in court next week.
Elsewhere, the Military Police are investigating a case in which a corporal attached to the unit shot and seriously injured his wife, who is also a soldier, before attempting to commit suicide.
Corporal Dennis Korir, 31, is reported to have been issued with a pistol loaded with 15 bullets, after which he left his workplace and went back to his the house where he picked a quarrel with his wife, Eunice Gekenya, 29 of Kahawa Barracks.
It was during the altercation that he shot his wife before shooting himself, the two were later admitted to Memorial Hospital, where Korir is said to be in a stable condition.
Investigators divulged that they would be interrogating him once he recovers.
[caption caption="President Uhuru Kenyatta having a word with a soldier admitted at Defense Forces Memorial Hospital"]
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