A senior police officer is under probe after he lost his pistol under unclear circumstances at a hotel in Homa Bay Town.
The Assistant Superintendent of Police, who is the subcounty Administration Police (AP) commander in Homa Bay, said he lost the weapon on Christmas Day at about 9 pm.
He discovered his Ceska pistol with 15 bullets was missing long after the incident.
The police boss said he had been to a hotel within Shauri Yako estate, Homa Bay township, where he had gone to take supper when the pistol went missing.
It is, however, not clear how the pistol went missing.
Senior police officers visited the scene as part of the probe into the incident in vain. No recovery was made. The team also staged an operation in the area in vain.
Several suspects were questioned over the issue. The officer recorded his statement before leaving the station amid investigations into the saga.
There are fears the pistol will be used in committing crimes in the area or elsewhere.
Meanwhile, two traffic officers were arrested on Christmas Day in an operation by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission officials along Kisii-Rongo Road.
The officers were later released on bail pending a probe into the claims they had taken bribes from motorists on the route.
The officers had been detained after being found with money suspected to be from motorists.
