Ezekiel Gitiba Mwita, the Commandant Border Police Patrol Unit has died.
The senior police boss was found unconscious in his house and pronounced dead at Matuu Level 4 Hospital on Friday, December 15.
Mwita, who was also the Commandant Border Police Patrol Unit, fell unconscious suddenly at his home around midnight.
According to a police report, Mwita's colleagues were concerned after he failed to report to work for his shift. They had earlier tried to reach him on the phone but he was unavailable.
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The officers then rushed to his home and found him unconscious.
After being pronounced dead, his body was moved to Umash Funeral Home pending a post-mortem analysis.
The autopsy is expected to reveal the cause of his sudden death.
"Today the 15th December, 2023 at about midnight it was reported vide OB No. 2/15/12/202 that one Mr Ezekiel Gitiba Mwita, S/AIG aged 54 years who was the Commandant Border Police Patrol Unit suddenly fell unconscious in his rental house at Matuu Town. Officers proceeded to the scene and rushed him to Matuu Level 4 Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The body has been moved to Umash Funeral Home pending autopsy," the police report read in part.
He was the commandant of the Security of Government Buildings and VIP Protection Unit before he was transferred to the Rural Border Patrol Unit (RBPU).
Some of his achievements include helping reduce border crime, reducing the proliferation of arms and interdiction of tourism activities in the border regions.
He was also a champion in promoting President William Ruto's greening agenda by spearheading several tree-planting exercises in the country.
