President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that the government will support the families of the seven officers killed in the Kapenguria attack.
Radicalized Police constable Abdihakim Maslah carried out the attack at the Kapenguria police post in which he killed Recce Squad officer Dennis Momanyi , OCS Vitalis Ochido, Wilson Karani, Katana Kitu, Gideon Ochieng, Robert Kinyua and Cornelius Rono.
"The government will support the families of the officers killed as they come to terms with the tragic event." Uhuru said in a statement released on Friday.
"I celebrate the lives of the young patriots who died defending law and order we so often take for granted. This is a country of laws and order, not violence and hatred." he added
Unconfirmed reports say constable Maslah attacked his colleagues and his boss after disagreeing on allocation of duties.