Two men allegedly murdered their brother in broad daylight in Sabaki ward of Malindi subcounty, Kilifi, on suspicion he belonged to a secret society.
In the bizarre occurrence, the brothers frog-marched Mwalimu Charo to their mother’s grave where they ordered him to confess his involvement with Illuminati that they claimed led to their mother's death a few months ago.
Witnesses said the men travelled to Msabaha village where Charo operated a barbershop and boda boda business, forced him to board a motorcycle and travelled with him back home where they killed him as villagers watched in disbelief.
The victim at first refused to confess as ordered by his brothers and attempted to flee, but the assailants pursued him and slashed him with pangas until he fell down and died.
They then dismembered his body and stashed the parts in a gunny bag before fleeing from the scene.
Malindi subcounty police commander Wilmot Mwanyalo confirmed the Sunday afternoon tragedy, noting that his officers were investigating.
Speaking to journalists in his office, Mwanyalo said Charo's brothers forced him to board a boda boda and ferried him to Maboromokoni in Sabaki village where their mother is buried.
He said the victim was ordered to conduct some rituals at the graveyard but instead of doing so tried to run away, prompting his brothers to chase after and attack him with pangas.
"His brothers picked him at his residence in Msabaha, forced him to board a motorcycle and took him to their home village of Maboromokoni to conduct some rituals at their mother’s grave,” the officer said.
When police officers reached the scene, they found the body abandoned in a sack and the assailants nowhere to be seen.
Mwanyalo urged families with disputes to seek assistance from village elders or church leaders instead of taking matters into their own hands.
“There are institutions and people in the community who can help settle such disputes, including the church and village elders. If you feel these cannot help, you can seek assistance from the courts of law,” Mwanyalo said.
