Malindi OCPD Matawa Muchangi died on Monday morning while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Mombasa.
According to the area DCIO Anthony Sunguti, the OCPD fell ill on Sunday evening at his home before he was rushed to the hospital where he passed on hours later.
It was not immediately clear what caused his death. Reports indicate that he had suffered from a heart problem for some time.
“Police death is normal like everybody else’s,” Coast police boss Marcus Ochola said.
“He had been a good officer. We condole with his family,” Ochola said.
However, the DCIO said a postmortem would be conducted to establish what led to the OCPD’s death.
He said a more comprehensive statement will be issued later.