A General Service Unit (GSU) Recce officer has died after being electrocuted while washing his bicycle at the GSU camp in Kimbo, Juja Sub-County, Kiambu County.
The deceased, identified as Police Constable Benedict Juma Oduori, reportedly met his death on Saturday, October 25, 2025, while using an electric car wash machine to clean his personal bicycle at the camp’s washing area.
According to a police report filed by Chief Inspector Meshack Ikuthu, who is attached to the same camp, the officer was found lying unconscious by the sentry on duty, still holding the machine.
Oduori was immediately rushed to the camp dispensary and later referred to Kenyatta University Referral Hospital, where he was pronounced dead while receiving treatment.
A postmortem examination was conducted at the hospital to establish the exact cause of death.
Police have launched an investigation into the incident to determine whether faulty electrical equipment or other factors contributed to the tragedy.
