A radio presenter was stabbed to death in Kibra on Monday morning on his way home shortly after his Ukumbi wa Kiislamu show.
Pamoja FM's Mohamed Marjan was attacked near the Kibera law courts by "well-known youthful gangsters", according to residents.
The youths later held street demonstrations seeking "justice for his death". They asked where the police were during the dusk-to-dawn curfew.
One of them was later lynched and the body taken to the City Mortuary.
A police source told the Star that a second gangster was arrested and had disclosed the names of his accomplices.
Marijan was a dedicated professional and one of the founders of the community-based Islamic radio station in 2006.
Residents complained that the Kibera courts neighbourhood had become a crime hotspot.
Rights activist Shaffie Hussein told the Star that drug abuse among the youth has escalated and was a contributor to the rise in criminal activities.
“Of late, there has been an increase in drug abuse mainly bhang and cocaine among the youth. What is shocking is that the police are not doing anything about it,” Hussein said.
“In a span of two months, five people have been killed. Most of the murder cases were a result of love triangles,” he said.
Marijan's death came a day after the world celebrated the World Press Freedom Day.
The Media Council of Kenya condemned the murder.
The radio presenter was later buried at the Kariokor Muslim Cemetery.
- mwaniki fm
