A 30-year-old man was stabbed to death by his wife in Maralal after he arrived home late from a drinking spree on Sunday dawn.
Samburu OCPD Abagaro Guyo said the woman was arrested and detained at Maralal police station for interrogation.
This was after her neighbours found a blood-stained kitchen knife hidden under a pillow in their bedroom.
The woman had claimed that Zachary Wambugu died as a resulting of injuries he sustained after attempting to jump through the fence.
He succumbed to the injuries at Samburu county referral hospital where he was rushed following the 3 am incident.
Wambugu was stabbed in the thigh, though those who rescued him claimed the woman wanted to chop off his manhood.
The police boss urged residents to seek better ways of solving disputes.
