Daniel Lekidongoi in the dock at the Makadara Law Courts

By Gabriel Somba

A police officer who shot and injured a colleague at Jongoo Police station during a scuffle as he attempted to shoot himself after a disagreement with the station commander is facing charges of causing serious injuries to the colleague.

Corporal Daniel Lekindongoi is accused of unlawfully causing grievous harm to police constable Cliff Nickson Nyanumba on September 4.

The accused person had allegedly attempted to shoot OCS Chief Inspector Caroline Njuguna after she reprimanded him for diserting work to go for a drink but was calmed down and left the boss’ office.

However, he was seen attempting to shoot himself with an AK47 assault rifle which he had been assigned while on duty.

The officer had been reprimanded by the OCS after he disappeared from his workplace to go on a drinking spree.

Cpl. Lekidongoi had been assigned to provide security at the Uhuru market where he was in charge of two officers manning an area where there was an ongoing demolition.

But he allegedly left for some time and later returned while drunk and ordered the officers to leave the assigned area and return to the police station before he also left again.

A member of the public who reported at the station that the accused person had gone to her shop where he cocked the gun and demanded for money and Njuguna called Cpl. Lekidongoi to her office to respond to the allegations.

When he was asked, he threatened to kill somebody before killing himself and cocked his rifle.

The OCS pleaded with Cpl. Lekindongoi not to commit suicide after he pointed the riffle to his neck.

PC Nyanumba and other officers grabbed him and a scuffle ensued during which the rifle discharged a bullet that strayed outside the office before another hit PC Nyanumba on the finger.

The officers overpowered the suspect and disarmed him, arrested and locked him in cells. The matter was taken over by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Buruburu offices who recommended attempted murder but the same was rejected by the office of Director of Public Prosecutions.

The suspect denied the charges before Chief Magistrate Kennedy Bidali of Makadara law courts and he was released on a bond of Sh200, 000. The case will be mentioned on October 9, 2025 before  hearing starts on February 17, 2026.