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KDF soldier kills lover, 2 relatives then turns gun on self

An Eldoret resident peeps through a broken window pane to see the inside of a house where a KDF soldier shot to death his relatives on April 30, 2019. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The soldier is said to have driven himself from Gilgil to Eldoret.
  • He shot dead two uncles and a woman who lives in their homestead.
  • The motive of the killing has not been established.

A Kenya Defence Forces soldier has committed suicide after shooting to death three relatives at Jua Kali area in Eldoret.

Mr Haron Tiony, who is based at the Lanet Barracks, is said to have been in Eldoret for the last four days after travelling from his work station in Gilgil.