Rongo police are retaining a county askari who is accused of killing a bodaboda rider on Monday.
According to Rongo sub-county police commander Joel Kiptum the suspect was in the company of his colleagues who managed to escape.
The suspect and his colleagues are said have stopped the 22-year-old rider at Rakwago trading centre and beating him mercilessly for failing to pay Sh100 levy.
"He was stopped and asked to produce a sticker but when he told them that he was riding a private motorcycle they attacked him with clubs, hitting him several times on the head," Victor Ochieng' a witness told the nation.
Ochieng' revealed that the askaris have a tendency of beating up bodaboda operators who fail to comply.
"We can not allow such form of brutality to thrive especially from those entrusted to provide security. Even the police manning roadblocks do not handle us in this manner," added Ochieng'.
The man was pronounced dead by doctors at Rongo sub-county hospital where he was rushed for treatment.
OCPD Kiptum said that the suspect will be arraigned in court once investigations are over.
He observed that the police are in pursuit of other suspects who escaped.