A police constable attached to the office of Police Inspector General, Hillary Mutyambai, is nursing a gunshot wound at Nairobi West Hospital after his firearm accidentally discharged.
Franklin Tsuma shot himself in the left thigh while bolstering his Jericho Pistol while driving home at night.
At the time of the incident, he was driving an official police car assigned to him at Kware area, within Donholm in Nairobi.
Members of the public came to his aid and rushed the heavily bleeding officer to The Mater Hospital where he was first admitted.
According to People Daily, he was later transferred to Nairobi West Hospital for further treatment.
“The Jericho Pistol and a magazine with 13 rounds of ammunition of 9mm calibre were recovered. The officer has been transferred to Nairobi West Hospital for further treatment,” a police investigations report showed.
The police vehicle, a Volkswagen pickup, was taken to Industrial Area Police Station for inspection since there were visible damages on the bonnet and left headlight.
In 2018, a police officer accidentally shot himself in the thigh while manning a roadblock along Juja Road in Nairobi.
Constable Samuel Ndirangu, who was based at Makongeni Police Station, is said to have been rushed to Buruburu Hospital, where he died at around 9.45pm while receiving treatment.
According to doctors, the deceased died due to excessive bleeding from the gunshot wound.
