Recce squad officer Dennis Momanyi who was killed by a disgruntled police officer in Kapenguria on Thursday hailed from Sironga area, Bogichora ward Nyamira County.

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Momanyi had been married for just a month. 

He and seven other officers were killed in an attack at Kapenguria police station in West Pokot County.

"RIP officer Dennis Momanyi of Recce Coy Ruiru. It was just the other month that you got married and now you are no more," read a tribute by the Recce company on its Facebook page. 

He was one of many members of the General Service Unit who were flown to the location from Ruiru to end the standoff that saw many held hostage.