Cop Critically Injured After Fight in Ruto's Karen Mansion

Deputy President William Ruto and police officers at his Karen Residence
Deputy President William Ruto and police officers at his Karen Residence
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A police officer attached to Deputy President William Ruto's Karen home is nursing serious injuries after fighting a subordinate staff on Thursday, July 21.

The corporal reportedly engaged in an altercation with the gardener before the squabble turned into a physical fight.

Detectives investigating the case stated that the gardener allegedly hit the officer on the rear part of the head. 

DP William Ruto having tea with AP officers attached to his Karen residence
Deputy President William Ruto having tea with AP officers attached to his Karen residence
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"The officer was taken to a hospital in Nairobi in critical condition with multiple head injuries,” an excerpt of the police report reads.

However, what triggered the confrontation between the police officer and the gardener was not disclosed. 

The gardener was, nonetheless arrested pending arraignment in court on Friday, July 22.

Ruto's communication team had not issued a statement regarding the incident by the time of publication. 

The DP is guarded by 257 security personnel drawn from different units, according to information released by Interior Cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang'i. 

Out of the 257, 74 are presidential escort officers.

The inner layer of Ruto's security is under the command of a commissioner of police, a senior superintendent of police and two chief inspectors.

121 officers drawn from the Administration Police and Prisons Service provide security at his residences in Nairobi, two homes in Sugoi and Eldoret, and private investments, including a poultry farm.

Further, 51 officers guard Ruto's investments. Six are stationed at his Kitengela Gas property, four at Weston Hotel, six at 395-acre Murumbi farm and six at ADC Laikipia Mutara Ranch.

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Deputy President William Ruto on a past campaign tour.
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