Police Officer collapses, dies in Machakos

By Peter Ochieng

A family is in mourning, after a police officer reportedly collapsed and died at her rented house, in Machakos County.

A police report indicates that Constable Pauline Adenyoh died this week, after collapsing in her house this week.

Until her demise, she was based at Muungano Police Station, within the Utawala area.

Her husband, who is a civilian, reported the incident on Tuesday, October 8, at 10:00 pm. Police officers were dispatched to the scene.

They rushed her to Reale Hospital in Utawala for medical attention, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

"Police officers from Muungano Police Station under the command of the OCS rushed to the hospital at Utawala Fagilia area about 1.5 Kilometre East of the station," the police report reads in part.

"On arrival, they were informed by doctors at the facility that the officer had suffered a seizure attack and was pronounced dead."

The body was transferred to Chiromo Funeral Home, pending an autopsy.

On October 05, 2024, a police officer attached to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was found dead in his house in Embakasi, after missing for two days.

The Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at the JKIA police post reported that the police officer aged 35 had not reported to work for two days.

Out of concern, the OCS sent a police officer to check on his colleague at his house located near Trace Hotel, in Embakasi.

He found the door locked from inside, and upon peeping through the window, he saw the said officer lying on his bed.

He immediately contacted his colleagues from Embakasi who gained access to the house, only to discover that the officer was dead.