A Kenya defence force based at the Lanet Barracks Mr Haron Tiony has shot dead three of his relatives dead at Jua Kali in Eldoret before turning the gun on himself.
The man is said to have been on a drinking spree before seeking out his girlfriend, Dorcas Lorinyo, who had taken refuge at his aunt’s house.
The man is said to have been on a drinking spree before seeking out his girlfriend, Dorcas Lorinyo, who had taken refuge at his aunt’s house.
Eyewitnesses told the newsrooms that the two lovers quarrelled before the soldier shot her and his aunt, Rose Sang, 60. He is said to have shot his aunt as she sought to stop him from attacking his own girlfriend.
After killing the two, he is said to have gone to this uncle’s home which is just a few kilometres away and shot him also. He then turned the gun on himself.
The uncle has been identified as Benard Muge.
It was not immediately established how the soldier was allowed to carry the firearm from his work station.
Local members of the Nyumba Kumi initiative pointed an accusing finger at KDF for allowing the soldier to leave the barracks with a firearm.
The four bodies have been taken to the mortuary at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.