A chief inspector attached to Mbungoni Police Base in Kisauni identified as William Chepkwony was found dead at a bar on Tuesday morning, November 26.
His lifeless body was found on a seat a local liquor den in Bombululu, Mombasa.
In the incident which was first reported by the Daily Nation, the cause of the senior officer's untimely demise is yet to be established.
Kisauni sub-county Police Commander Julius Kiragu, while addressing the media at the crime scene, made it clear that investigators were looking into the puzzling death.
“We were called when the body was discovered and an investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of his death,” he stated.
The body was moved to Coast Provincial General Hospital, with an autopsy to establish the cause of death set to be carried out.
However, speculations are rife, with his area of operation renown for horrific gang murders.
On August 5, 2019, residents of Kisauni were the victims of a night of terror, when the outlawed Wakalia Kwanza gang ran riot.
Nearly 30 knife-wielding attackers roamed the streets freely, slashing helpless locals, looting and pillaging from about 8 P.M. with no police in sight.
Dula alias Captian J - believed to be the leader of the dreaded criminal gang was gunned down by the police in June 2019.
Mombasa is said to have 42 juvenile gangs with wakali kwanza, wakali wao, wajukuu wa bibi and congo being the leading gangs that have been inflicting injuries to residents despite security officials improving the situation and promising to take more action.
