Merry making, fight ensues, three gun shots: Final moments of Ida Odinga’s bodyguard

Police in Kisumu are hunting down a suspect believed to have shot and killed a police bodyguard attached to Ida Odinga, the wife of opposition leader Raila Odinga.

Confirming the Friday incident, Kisumu County Police Commander Alphonse Wambua says the suspect identified as Collins Okundi shot the deceased, corporal Barrack Otieno, twice on the head and leg and also shot and injured a woman who was in the company of the officer.

According to police, the deceased bodyguard and the woman had left Dondez Bar & Restaurant in Kisumu and as they entered Victoria Gardens apartment in Uzima area, they were accosted by the suspect who is a manager at the bar.

A scuffle ensued between the three and in the process, the suspect disarmed the officer, taking control of his pistol before committing the offence.

The police boss said the woman in question was also shot in the leg and is being treated at the Aga Khan hospital in Kisumu.

“The suspect Collins Okundi immediately left with the firearm of the officer,” said the police boss.

Nyanza Regional Police Boss Karanja Muiruri led a team of senior officers who visited the scene to establish what ensued as other security officers embarked on a manhunt for the suspect.

Michael Adede, who is the Manager of Victoria Gardens, says the 3am incident happened at the apartment belonging to the woman who has been a tenant with them for the last seven years.

"The body was transferred to Star Hospital Mortuary. A spent cartridge and bullet head of 9mm were recovered at the scene," a police report on the incident reads in part.