A police officer who lost his official firearm after being allegedly drugged during a drinking spree is facing charges of losing a firearm contrary to section 92 (2) of the National Police Service (NPS) Act.

Robert Ireri of the Administration Police Service (APS) Security of Government Buildings (SGB) Unit was charged with losing a Czeska Pistol serial number F9282 between August 5 and 20, 2025, which had been issued to him.

Ireri was also charged with losing 15 rounds of ammunition – the bullets in the gun in contravention of the same Act during the same period.

The accused person is charged with negligently losing the gun and ammunition issued to him at Marurui village in Kasarani, Nairobi.

The accused person denied all the charges before Senior Resident Magistrate Stephany Bett of the Makadara law courts and sought lenient bail and bond terms through lawyer Elisha Ndemo.

He was released on a cash bail of Sh50,000. The case will be mentioned on October 7, 2025, before the hearing starts on February 11, 2026.

Ire,r, I who is the bodyguard and driver to Kenya Investments Authority (KenInvest) Peter Maina Gachunga had renewed a licence for his firearm on August 5, 2025.

He left his house at Jacaranda estate in Embakasi on August 9, to his parents’ home in Buruburu, Nairobi. He had placed the gun inside a bag that he carried in his car.

But the suspect proceeded to a liquor store in Marurui to have drinks with friends including colleagues and a former colleague, until past 9pm when he left for Buruburu.

After driving for about two kilometres, Ireri lost his consciousness only to regain it at dawn while still inside the car parked by the roadside.

His belongings, including the firearm and the Certificate of Appointment with the National Police Service (NPS) were missing from the car. His mobile phones were also missing.

He was escorted to Kasarani police station by members of his family, and he was suspected of having been drugged. The suspect was treated at a nearby public hospital, but the claims of being drugged were not confirmed.

Investigations by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) established that Ireri’s boss, Gachunga, was out of the country, and the suspect was off duty.

DCI had recommended that Ireri be dealt with internally and made to pay for the gun and the ammunition, or be charged in court and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) made a decision to charge him as the APS did not make attempts to take over and surcharge the suspect.

Section 92 (1) of the NPS Act provides for recovery of property lost or damaged by an officer through deductions from their pay.