An administration police officer in Siaya County died after allegedly setting himself ablaze inside his house on Thursday, September 2.
Adjacent houses that accommodate other officers attached to Siaya AP Camp were also razed down by the inferno.
According to reports, the officer's body was burnt beyond recognition. However, detectives suspect it was a suicide case.
About a week ago, the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) launched a scheme to address the escalating suicide and murder cases among police officers.
The focus of the scheme is depression, which is the main cause of the high cases of murder and suicide.
NPSC aims at helping officers undergo mental assessment before being put on a recovery programme.
According to NPSC chairperson, Eliud Kinuthia, a medical board to carry out the exercise is already in place.
Over 100,000 police officers will undergo mental tests with the aim of determining if they are fit to discharge their duties effectively.
More than 200 officers with mental-related illnesses are already being monitored in the pilot exercise.
The commission announced that it was assessing 104 officers to determine their mental fitness and 113 others are under medication for mental illness.
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