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Cop Caroline Kangogo’s burial underway
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Cop Caroline Kangogo’s burial underway

The body of police constable Caroline Kangogo arrived at her parents' Nyawa village home in Elgeyo Marakwet county on Thursday for burial. The body was fitted with a wedding dress as per Kangogo's request in a draft text message found after her death. Her father Barnabas and mother Leah Kangogo led mourners in collecting the body from Iten County Refferal Hospital morgue. Officers from Nakuru where Kangogo served were present at the burial, as well as hundreds of residents. Kangogo's former husband Ngeno and family members from Bomet also attended the burial. The body was ferried in a hearse and police were not involved in transporting it to the home. Kangogo's brother Mark said the family will give Caroline a decent burial. Chief government pathologist Johansen O...
Wanted cop is a sharp shooter,and lied to hotel staff to escape.
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Wanted cop is a sharp shooter,and lied to hotel staff to escape.

She later allegedly shot and killed Peter Ndwiga Njiru, 32, in a lodging in Juja, Kiambu county, about 200 kilometres from the scene where she killed the police officer. The senior officers are afraid as they don’t know who her next target could be. Kangogo is also said to have sent a threatening message to her former husband, before fleeing Nakuru. This has prompted fears among many officers who were close to her that she could knock on their door. The police have had a major headache tracing her movements as she abandoned her phone at the scene of the first shooting. There were reports on Tuesday evening that she had surrendered in Nakuru, but this turned out to be false. Police sources told the Star that security agencies believe she could have been behind th...