A security detail attached to Mama Ida Odinga was last night shot dead in Kisumu’s Uzima area.
The officer, Barack Onyango Odour, was in the company of a woman and a man when he met his death.
Nyanza regional police boss Karanja Muiruri confirmed the incident but promised to provide further details after receiving the full report.
The assailant who is said to be a manager of one of the clubs in Kisumu took off after the shooting.
The suspect also shot the woman in the armand the man was shot in the leg.
Those who were injured are admitted at a facility within the lake-side city.
According to multiple sources, including junior police officers who spoke on condition of anonymity, the bodyguard was shot dead following a dispute.
The suspect is said to have escaped with the slain officer's firearm.
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