Cop killed, robbed of AK47 rifle at gov’t office in Turkana

A police officer was Monday morning shot and killed while at work at the Lokori Deputy County Commissioner’s office in Turkana County.

Police said the assailants grabbed his AK47 rifle that was loaded with 30 bullets and escaped with it.

Constable Christine Ouma was shot in the head and died instantly following the attack.

He and a colleague were guarding an examination container at the DCC’s office in Lokori when the incident happened on November 3, 2025 at 4 am, police said.

The colleague reported that he heard a gunshot and on checking be realized his Ouma was dead and his rifle missing.

The body was later removed from the scene to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures. Police said they are investigating the attack and robbery.

The area has been experiencing cases of armed attacks amid efforts to address the menace. Multi agencies have since been deployed there to address the same.

The area is among those under Operation Maliza Uhalifu aimed at dealing with bandits.
The operation has managed to contain crime in the area and other counties amid persistence.

The operation targets Baringo, West Pokot, Turkana, Samburu, Marsabit, Meru and Isiolo counties.
Besides retributive reaction, strategic investment and sustainable development have also taken a prominent place among the government’s planned crime control interventions for Kenya’s Northern frontier and the Kerio Valley belt.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said the long-term vision is to empower the communities to actively take part in the war against animal rustling and undertake legitimate nation-building activities.

He said plans to distribute subsidized agricultural inputs and extension services to area residents in a bid to revive farming activities as a source of livelihood.

Murkomen ordered fresh vetting for all National Police Reservists (NPRs) as part of efforts to bolster the operations.
He said there are plans to distribute subsidized agricultural inputs and extension services to area residents in a bid to revive farming activities as a source of livelihood.