- A Kenya Defence Forces soldier died after being hit on the head with a stone.
- Police said Senior Private Kelvin Ndungu of Moi Airbase was injured during an altercation outside a bar in Mirema, Kasarani in Nairobi.
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Amidst the normal flow of daily life, this week has been punctuated by a series of startling criminal events.
It has been marked by chaos, a frenzy of murders, suicide cases and crimes targeting law enforcement officers.
This week's events have cast a stark spotlight on the ongoing challenges facing law enforcement and the justice system.
Here are the crimes of the week:
KDF soldier dies following scuffle in Nairobi
As the trend of cases of crimes committed against, or by law enforcement officers continues, a Kenya Defence Forces soldier died after being hit on the head by a stone.
Police said Senior Private Kelvin Ndungu of Moi Airbase was injured during an altercation outside a bar in Mirema, Kasarani in Nairobi.
Ndungu was found lying unconscious near Latessare club and surrounded by bodaboda riders minutes after he had been hit.
The riders told police Ndungu had been at the club with friends on August 31, when an altercation broke out past midnight.
The assailant and his friends escaped the scene leaving him for death.
He died while undergoing treatment at the Defence Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, September 3.
UoN student found dead in suspected suicide
In a case of suspected suicide, a medical student at the University of Nairobi was found dead at the main hall residence, long after he had died on Monday evening.
Police said the body of Collins Kiprop Kosgei, 29, a fifth-year medical student was found covered with a nylon paper.
Police established that in the nylon paper, there was a small gas cylinder, which was tied with a shoelace around his neck.
No suicide note was recovered at the scene and the motive is yet to be established.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
More suicide
In Nduma village, Wanguru, Kirinyaga County, the body of one Danson Robui Kabingu, 51 was found hanging on a tree with a rope tied around his neck.
Police said no suicide note was recovered and the motive is yet to be established.
In Tala, Matungulu, Machakos County, Stanley Mutua Kitheka died after taking a substance suspected to be poison.
The man had been rushed to a local hospital where he died while being attended to. The motive of the incident is yet to be known.
At the Hulugho stores area of Garissa township, the body of an unknown person was found hanging on a rope.
Police visited the scene and found the body of an unknown male adult hanging on a verandah with a manila rope tied around the neck.
No suicide note was found at the scene and the body was moved to Garissa County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting identification and postmortem examination.
Police say cases of suicide are on the rise in the country and that the trend has been worrying and increasing as up to two cases are reported daily.
One killed as gunmen open fire on bus in Marsabit
A passenger was shot and killed after gunmen opened fire on a bus on Monday evening in Sololo, Moyale, in Marsabit county.
Before the attackers fled, four other passengers were left with bullet wounds during the attack that happened between Bori Junction and Dadach Lakole.
The bus had 40 passengers and was heading to Marsabit town and then to Nairobi.
Police said the wounded were taken to Sololo Mission Hospital, where one succumbed to the injuries.
The motive was not immediately known but police suspect the gang is part of those marauding in the area for valuables.
The area is near the Kenya-Ethiopia border and has lately been facing insecurity incidents.
Eastern police boss Charles Naibei said multi-agency teams were on the ground pursuing the matter.