A passenger passed away inside a matatu in Machakos.

A 52-year-old passenger died in a matatu on the Machakos-Koka route.

According to police, Peter Kioko Wambua was found unresponsive when the matatu conductor tried to wake him up to inform him that he had reached his destination.

Wambua had boarded the matatu in Machakos town, heading to his rural home in Kamuani on the evening of Saturday, May 26. He had told the conductor to alert him when they arrived at Kamuani and paid his fare.

An hour later, as the matatu arrived at the destination, the conductor called out for passengers to alight. Noticing that Wambua was still asleep, the conductor went to wake him but found him unresponsive. Another passenger assisted in trying to wake him, only to discover that he was dead.

Police arrived at the scene and found Wambua’s body lying by the roadside. His family was contacted and identified him at the scene. Wambua, who resided in Nairobi, had contacted his mother that morning requesting fare to come home as he was feeling unwell. The cause of his ailment was unclear.

Police found two sachets of medicine in his shirt pocket. His body, which showed no visible injuries, was taken to Machakos Level Five Hospital mortuary for a postmortem examination.

In a separate incident, police acting on a tip-off arrested a suspect in Karantina Village, Marsabit, who was found with nine rounds of live ammunition. The suspect, identified as 32-year-old Galgalo Abdub, is under investigation for illegal possession of the bullets.

Additionally, a police officer was arrested in connection with a shooting and robbery incident in Mbale, Vihiga County. The officer, a constable from Nyawara Police Post in Siaya County, was apprehended on Sunday following the incident reported on April 14, 2024. Police indicated that investigations into other cases involving the arrested officer are ongoing.