Kisauni Chief Inspector William Chepkwony was found dead on a chair in a club in Bombululu, Mombasa.
Chepkwony was attached at the Dock Section in Kisauni area.
Kisauni OCPD Julius Kiragu has said that the police officer was on duty but declined to confirm if he was armed.
“The deceased was on duty but not in uniform, we have not informed the next of kin and we cannot give more details at this time,” he said.
Reports indicated that his colleagues dropped him off at the establishment and that he left after having a few drinks but returned on Tuesday morning.
Other reports indicated that he had been struggling with alcoholism.
A bar maid said he had a seizure before he died.
A senior police officer who knew Mr Chepkwony said he was a loner and that nobody knew his family or where he stayed.
Crime scene detectives assessed the scene before the body was taken to a nearby mortuary.
Furthermore, he has said that there were no physical injuries on his body and they have started investigations to establish the circumstances that led to his death.
His body has been taken to the Coast General mortuary awaiting for a postmortem.
