A Kenya Navy officer has taken his own life after shooting dead his colleague in Mtongwe, Mombasa County.
The officer identified as Kibet reportedly snatched a G3 riffle from his victim, Kimtai, and shot him three times fatally wounding him, before turning the rifle on himself.
Kibet, who was on a pass leave, is said to have secretly sneaked into the barracks before the incident.
“Kibet who had just arrived on pass leave , secretively sneaked into the barracks where he found Senior private Kimtai actively engaged on duty. He snatched his G3 rifle and shot him thrice fatally injuring him before turning the gun to himself, the police report read.
Thereafter, Kimtai was rushed to Kenya Navy Sick Bay where he succumbed to his injuries.
The bodies of the two servicemen were moved to Coast General mortuary as investigations into the incident begin.
The incident comes at a time the country continues to experience similar bizarre incidents.
On April 30, a Kenya Defence Forces officer shot dead his three relatives before turning a gun on himself in Eldoret.
Read:KDF Officer Shoots Dead 3 Relatives, Commits Suicide
According to reports, the soldier drove himself to the homestead where his kin were at around 5:30 am on Tuesday.
Upon his arrival, the KDF officer opened fire at the home killing his aunt and his two uncles.
In yet another incident, a junior officer gunned down his senior in Maralal town Samburu County after a brawl.
The deceased, senior sergeant Dancan Cheruiyot, was killed on May 5 by eight bullets fired into his body by the administration police officer at the Samburu Central AP line2.
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