Police officers in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County, have arrested a General Service Unit (GSU) officer allegedly attached to the security detail of a Rift Valley governor following the shooting death of a 45-year-old nurse near Eldoret State Lodge.

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The officer was arrested after a six-hour manhunt following the killing of Dorris Murei, popularly known as Dori, who was allegedly shot multiple times inside a bar on the evening of Sunday, August 30.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the suspect arrived at the establishment armed with a concealed firearm before allegedly walking directly towards Murei and opening fire.

Uasin Gishu County Police Commander Wilberforce Sicharani, while addressing the press on Monday, August 31, stated that the officer fired at Murei five times, killing her on the spot.

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“He went straight to the girl whose name is Dorris Murei, who is popularly known here as Dori, and began shooting her. He shot her five times,” Sicharani stated.

The shooting sparked outrage among residents and relatives of the deceased, with Murei's family demanding a speedy and transparent investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.

Her husband revealed that he had spoken to Murei just hours before the incident and described her as being in a jovial mood as they made plans for their child, who was preparing to report to Maseno University.

“I spoke with her yesterday at 1 am when we were organising for our child who was reporting to Maseno University, and she was in a very jovial mood,” Murei's husband said.

“I went to the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary, where I confirmed that she was the one,” he added.

According to the husband, he later received a phone call from an unknown person informing him that his wife had been shot dead .

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke