Police officer’s decomposed body found in Eldoret house

A police officer stationed at Eldoret Police Station was found dead inside his house in Mwisho wa Lami Estate, Uasin Gishu County, police said.

The cause of death was not immediately known, and the body had decomposed when it was found, police said. 

The body of Police Constable Stanley Kiptoo Arusei was discovered on  October 2, 2026, after residents reported a foul smell coming from his house.

According to police, the caretaker of the house was alerted by a tenant at around 4pm that a foul smell was coming from a neighbouring house occupied by the officer.

Police officers who responded to the report found the house locked from the inside. They forced their way into the house and discovered the body of a male adult.

A search inside the house led to the recovery of an identification card bearing the name Stanley Kiptoo Arusei.

The body had no visible injuries and was slightly decomposed.

Police suspect the officer may have died two to three days before his body was discovered.

The body was moved to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary in Eldoret for preservation and postmortem examination.

Investigations have been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the officer’s death.

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Police said they suspect he died in his sleep or by suicide. 

In a different incident, police in Nairobi launched investigations after the body of an unidentified young man was found floating in the Nairobi River in the Gathondeki area.

The body was discovered on October 2, 2026, at about 12:27 pm.

Officers from Kabete Police Station, accompanied by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), visited the scene and recovered the body of a male estimated to be about 18 years old.

Police said the body had injuries to the head, raising suspicion that the man may have been killed before his body was dumped in the river.

No identification documents were found on the deceased, and his identity remains unknown.

The scene was documented by Crime Scene Investigation officers from Dagoretti before the body was moved to the City Mortuary for preservation, identification and postmortem examination.

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