One of the five men who were lynched by an angry mob in Koitaburot, Soin Sigowet after robbing a Sacco treasurer of Sh1.1 million moments after he withdrew from a bank in Muhoroni was a serving police officer.
An identification card found on the body of one of the victims showed he was Jayson Kamau of Koru police station.
Police also recovered a pair of handcuffs belonging to the police.
Also recovered was a police pocket phone. Police said the incident was unfortunate and isolated.
Police said the gang trailed the victim before ambushing and abducting him.
They then tried to flee using the West Valley Sugar Road in Kericho County on February 17, 2026.
He raised an alarm alerting a mob including boda boda riders that joined the hunt on the attackers.
Attempts by the gang to flee after staging the robbery were thwarted as residents who got wind of the situation swung into action.
They stoned them to death.
The police said they did not know the whereabouts of the cash that was stolen. The car that the five suspects were using was vandalized in the drama and set on fire.
Police officers who arrived at the scene a little too late recovered a toy pistol and fake vehicle registration plates, items believed to have been used by the robbers.
Police said the gang had been under surveillance for weeks.
They seemed to have had prior information on the transaction before they struck.
The sub-county Police Commander, Soin Sigowet Lawrence Kisini confirmed the incident and said they are investigating it.
He said they are investigating how the officer was found in the company of the suspects.

The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending an identification and autopsy, police said.
