The Police Department has offered a generous cash reward to anyone who can offer information regarding this week's brutal murder of a police officer and his son by suspected members of the proscribed Mungiki sect.

In a press statement, Police Spokesman Erick Kiraithe says the bodies of Chief Inspector Henry Lumumba Anunda and his son Josephat Omambia Anunda were found dumped in a coffee plantation along Kamiti Road in Nairobi on Wednesday.

Until his murder, Anunda was stationed at CID headquarters.

Kiraithe says investigations have so far established that the late Inspector was abducted on the night of March 31 after visiting his son, who was a student at United States International University and had been staying at the Roysambu area.

Kiraithe says the two were murdered by suspected Mungiki gang members who viewed police presence in the area as a hindrance to their criminal activities.

He says the gang robbed the two individuals of their car, money and personal effects including identification documents before killing them.

"Police headquarters will offer a generous cash gift to any person who gives information leading to the recovery of any of the stolen items and the arrest of these dangerous criminals," Kiraithe said.

On behalf of the Police Commissioner, Kiraithe sends a message of condolence to the family and friends of the deceased Inspector and his son.