A man suspected of attempting to vandalise a network booster was on Saturday burnt to death, in a case of mob justice.
According to a police report, the man, only identified as Wafula, was caught at 6:30 am, at Kathuma area, before being lynched and burnt beyond recognition.
“He was burnt beyond recognition. The remains were collected and taken to Makueni General Mortuary,” the police report said.
Officers from Makueni Police Station, Nziu Police Post, confirmed the incident and documented the scene.
One cell phone was recovered at the scene.
In another case of mob justice, a suspected phone thief was killed on Saturday morning along City Park Road in Nairobi, following an alleged attempted robbery.
According to police, the incident occurred around 10 am after the unidentified man reportedly attempted to snatch a mobile phone from a pedestrian.
Members of the public pursued him and caught up with him near City Park, where he was fatally assaulted.
Officers from Parklands Police Station responded to the scene but found the man had already succumbed to his injuries.
No stolen items were recovered from the deceased.
The body was moved to the Nairobi City Mortuary, awaiting identification and a postmortem.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Parklands, have launched investigations into the incident.
Elsewhere in Vihiga County, police arrested nine students from Kaimosi Boys High School and returned almost 180 to school after they had left school.
According to the police, chaos began when a group of students staged a violent protest after learning that their names had been recorded by the school president for sneaking out on Friday night.
According to a report filed by two teachers from the school, some students had sneaked out of the school compound to attend a sub-county football tournament held at FCK College.
Upon their return around midnight, they discovered that the school president had noted down their names for disciplinary action.
The students, reportedly enraged by the move, sought to retaliate against the school leader.
However, he managed to flee and sought refuge at Cheptulu Police Station.
Following the incident, the same group of students incited others to join a strike that appeared to have been premeditated.
Police officers from Cheptulu Police Station responded to the unrest, but were initially overwhelmed by the students, some of whom were reportedly intoxicated.
Reinforcements from the Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit (CIPU) based at Kaimosi Teachers College and officers from Serem Police Station were deployed to help manage the situation.
Approximately 200 students stormed out of the school compound and headed to Cheptulu market, where they began throwing stones indiscriminately, causing public disturbance.
During the chaos, eight students, one teacher, and one police officer sustained minor injuries.
The situation was eventually brought under control, and both the school principal and the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) addressed the students, after which they returned to their dormitories.
Authorities are continuing investigations, and a follow-up report is expected.
