The state has warned against speculation over the cause of death of Malaba deputy OCS Tobias Murunga.
His family claims he was murdered.
Murunga died on February 2 in what was initially said to be an accident involving a motorcycle.
However, his family led by spokesperson Daniel Mogoria suspects foul play after a postmortem examination by two pathologists, one for the government and another for the family on February 6, ruled out the accident as the cause of Murunga’s death.
The postmortem showed the police officer died from blunt object force to the back of his head.
The two pathologists agreed Murunga might have been attacked by more than one person.
His body was dumped at the Ketebat area on the Malaba-Angurai road.
Mogoria demanded that senior police officers, who believed the death was due to an accident, should step aside and allow independent agencies to carry out investigations to bring the culprits to book.
“It is either incompetence or a deliberate move to cover the killers,” he said.
Murunga left his Kawalun home on February 2 to escort his wife to Malaba to board a bus.
He proceeded to Malaba town for a haircut and later to watch a football match.
His last communication with his wife was at 7.20 pm the same day.
At 4.22am, she received a call that her husband had died and his body had been taken to LifeCare mortuary in Bungoma.
The family raised concerns over the handling of Murunga’s body right from the scene to Kocholia Subcounty Hospital to the mortuary in Bungoma town.
Busia security team, led by Teso North deputy county commissioner Samson Kitai, on Tuesday cautioned the family and relatives against speculations over Murunga’s death and asked that detectives be allowed to do their work.
Kitai, who spoke during Murunga’s burial, asked those with evidence to report any information about the officer’s death to the OCS.
“Give us time and the truth will unveil itself,” he said. Teso North police commander Charles Chepkong’a said preliminary investigations had indicated Murunga died as a result of a motorcycle accident, which the family disputes.
“We shall do everything within our power to unravel what caused Murunga’s death,” he said.
