DCI detectives probing death of Boni Khalwale’s bull caretaker as burial postponed

Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale has postponed the burial of his fighter bull caretaker and trainer Kizito Moi Amukune after controversy erupted over the actual cause of the 46-year old's brutal death.

While responding to claims from some quarters on the cause of Moi's gory death, the Senator termed the assertions “wild, baseless and false” while also revealing that the burial was postponed to allow detectives to get to the bottom of the matter.

The Senate Majority Whip also revealed that he had already invited and hosted a team of detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to his Malinya home for what he termed a “thorough fact-finding” mission.

"Following wild, baseless, and false claims by some pseudo politicians in Kakamega, I've today been forced to indefinitely postpone the burial of my trusted fighter bull caretaker," he wrote on X.

"Meanwhile, today, I hosted a team of DCI detectives at my Malinya Home for a thorough fact-finding mission over the unfortunate demise of the late Kizito Moi Amukune."

Khalwale, who is affectionately referred to as the 'Bull fighter' for his penchant for rearing fighter bulls and also passionately promoting the sport, added that Moi's funeral would only continue after the police had made “credible and conclusive” investigations.

"I've readily opened up my home to the police to afford them an opportunity to make credible and conclusive investigations into this sad death thereby enabling them to pursue the matter to a logical conclusion before burial plans continue," he said.

On January 28, Khalwale revealed that Inasio, his decorated fighter bull renowned across Western Kenya, had gored and killed its caretaker at his residence in Shikhuyu village, Kakamega.

According to Khalwale, the body was found in the cowshed by another employee while he went around doing his duties.

Speaking after the incident, the Senator said the deceased staff had been the caretaker of all his fighter bulls over the last 20 years.

In keeping with Luhya traditions, Khalwale then speared and slaughtered the killer bull.

Following the death of the caretaker, a popular Kakamega businessman refuted the former Ikolomani MP’s version of events.