National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi. His bodyguard was shot dead by a colleague on Saturday morning. Photo: venturesafrica.com
Nairobi police commander Japheth Koome has confirmed that National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi's bodyguard was shot dead by a colleague on Saturday morning.
He said police received a call from Muturi's Thigiri Gardens home in Muthaiga at around 1:30 am after a scuffle."We rushed there...only the two guards were at the house. They were in the guard room. When we got there one was shot in the chest nine times," he was quoted by the Star. Koome said that the victim was rushed to hospital but died on arrival.He added that they confiscated the firearms which will undergo a ballistic analysis to establish what happened.Koome added that the suspect was disarmed and arrested.