Police in Sotik, Bomet County, are detaining two officers attached to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in connection with an explosion in a public entertainment joint they were in.
According to sources, two explosions were heard from the bar at the Chebole trading centre on Friday, October 10, prompting the locals there to contact the police.
The KDF duo comprises Alphonce Rotich stationed in Nanyuki and Peter Kibet based at Modika, Garissa County.
The officers, armed with grenades, had joined the revellers at Daima Bar and Restaurant where the explosions were heard.
Acting on the information from the members of the public, law enforcers from the Mutarakwa Police Post were dispatched to the bar.
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A search was conducted after which two safety pins were recovered suspected to be from the grenades that caused the explosion.
Four grenades of make NF24 48mm were recovered from a bag belonging to Rotich which lay at the counter.
No injuries were however reported.
The two were escorted to the Mutarakwa Police Post where an inventory was done and later placed in police custody.
The police said the scene was documented and investigations into the matter were launched.
The case was booked at the foregoing police post under OB.8/10/11/2023.
