A police officer attached to the Diplomatic Police Unit was found dead in his rented house in Kasarani, Nairobi, in what investigators believe was a suicide.
According to police, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, members of the public alerted authorities at around 2:30 p.m. after hearing a loud gunshot from a residential building adjacent to Mount Olive School along Sports View Drive.
Police officers, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and Scene of Crime personnel responded to the scene and found a man inside a bedsitter after breaking down the door, which had been locked from the inside.
The deceased was found seated and leaning against a wall with a firearm in his right hand. Preliminary investigations indicate that he sustained a gunshot wound to the mouth, with the bullet exiting through the back of the head.
A Jericho pistol was recovered at the scene together with a magazine loaded with 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition. Detectives also recovered a spent cartridge inside the house.
Documents found during a search of the residence identified the deceased as Police Constable David Sigfrid Ng’ang’a of the Diplomatic Police Unit, who was reportedly attached to a Member of Parliament from Wundanyi Constituency.
Investigators noted that the house had been secured from the inside, and there were no immediate signs of forced entry. The scene was processed by forensic officers as part of ongoing investigations.
The body was removed to the mortuary pending a post-mortem examination and further inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
This is the latest such incident to happen and affect police officer.
Suicide is among leading causes of death in the service. Authorities police are exposed to many forms of trauma that lead some to suicide in a worrying trend.
As part of efforts to address the trend, police authorities have launched counselling services, and the National Police Service Commission has established a unit and staffed it to attend to their demanding situation.
The counselling unit, among other things, evaluates, designs and leads an outreach programme that helps prevent mental health and substance abuse
Officials say police are generally on the receiving end of all community problems.
They are expected to maintain law and order in very difficult situations, besides putting their lives at risk.
Over the years, a spike in deaths in the service has been linked to trauma.
The World Health Organisation says such cases are also attributed to joblessness, death, academic failures or pressures, legal difficulties and financial difficulties.
Other reasons are bullying, previous suicide attempts, history of suicide in a family, alcoholism and substance misuse, depression and bipolar disorder.
The government says efforts are being made to address the menace.
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