A police officer on Thursday accidentally shot a teacher supervising Form Four exams in Siaya County.
The Kenya Police officer shot Simon Ongiti, 39, in the hand and the thigh at Gagra Secondary School as he sealed exam papers. The invigilator, a teacher at Kunya Primary School, was rushed to
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital in Kisumu.
Eyewitnesses
said Sergeant Benson Ozeza accidentally shot Mr Ongiti with a gun
belonging to his colleague Debra Watuti, who had handed it to him while
she was assisting Mr Ongiti to seal the CRE papers.
HITTING AND STICKING
Rarieda
Sub-County Administration Police Commandant Allan Abungu said the
bullet went through Mr Ongiti’s hand before hitting and sticking in his
thigh.
The police chief said Mr
Ongiti was rushed to Bondo Sub-County Hospital for first aid before
being referred to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Referral Hospital for
specialised treatment and the removal of the bullet.
Siaya
County Teachers Service Commission Director Samuel Marigat and Rarieda
Deputy Director of Education Edwin Onginjo, who spoke after visiting the
teacher, blamed the police for negligence and failure to provide them
with adequate information on the incident.
The
tests scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the centre went on smoothly,
with the two police officers still on duty as police investigated the
incident.
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