The deceased, identified as 46-year-old Police Constable Manase Olambwe Ndakala, was attached to Emusire Police Station in Emuhaya Sub-County, Vihiga County.
Constable Ndakala vanished on Saturday, October 17, 2026, prompting his anxious family and colleagues to launch an extensive two-week search across the region.
According to relatives, the officer had visited the compound of a female acquaintance who allegedly operates an illicit brew den prior to his disappearance.
Family members claimed a commotion occurred at the woman's homestead that evening, raising immediate alarm when the officer failed to return home.
Subsequent checks at the residence reportedly revealed signs of a violent struggle, including a ransacked room and suspected bloodstains, fueling fears of foul play.
The frantic search ended tragically on October 31 around 5:30 pm when a local herder spotted a body floating near Omindo village in Gem Sub-County, Siaya County.
Local administrators and officers from Yala Police Station swiftly responded, retrieving the partially decomposed, fully clothed remains with help from nearby residents.
The officer's brother positively identified the body at the riverbank before police transferred it to Coptic Private Hospital Mortuary in Luanda for an autopsy.
Confirming the recovery, Emuhaya Sub-County Police Commander George Opere stated that DCI detectives had taken over the probe to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death.
Investigators confirmed that the woman who hosted Constable Ndakala at her compound before he went missing is currently in custody assisting with inquiries.
While police emphasized that her detention does not automatically establish guilt, detectives are piecing together forensic evidence and witness statements from the homestead.
In Ebuyangu village, grief-stricken relatives led by the officer's mother, Farida Ndakaya, demanded swift justice for the breadwinner who left behind a wife and two children.
Authorities have urged residents to remain calm as postmortem results and ongoing DCI interrogations seek to determine the exact cause of death and hold any culprits accountable.
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