Police are holding a 33-year-old man who killed his neighbour after they quarrelled over a two-kilogram packet of maize at their home in THE Ololulunga area, Narok South Sub County.
Narok County police commander Riko Ngare said Nelson Langat was stabbed severally by his friend and neighbour identified as Hillary after disagreeing over the packet of maize floor.
Langat was rushed to Ololulunga sub-county hospital while profusely bleeding from stab wounds on the neck, chest and back.
He was later transferred to Longisa hospital in Bomet County where he was confirmed dead.
“The incident was reported by the area chief. It was later established that the deceased had been rushed to hospital by members of the public who witnessed the fight,” he said.
Later, the main suspect surrendered himself to the Ololulunga police station where he is being held in custody as the incident is being investigated.
In another incident, a person who had been convicted of possessing two litres of illicit brew, chang’aa, and sentenced to a fine of Sh. 10, 000 or imprisonment for three months collapsed and died while in police custody.
According to a police report, the deceased, namely Emmanuel Kigen, was in the company of seven other prisoners and had been handcuffed by another prisoner.
He complained of dizziness and headache and when he was being escorted out of the court’s cells, he collapsed and hit a metallic door on the forehead.
He was rushed to Narok County Referral Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The body is lying at the same facility’s morgue.
