A 53-year-old man
was attacked and killed in a land dispute in Sikhendu area, Kiminini, Trans
Nzoia County.
Police said Shadrack
Maruti was allegedly attacked by his two-step brothers, who were joined by their mother, following a dispute over land ownership.
The incident
happened in the Weonia area on Monday.
The assailants fled
the scene after the attack as the victim was rushed to hospital where he died
while undergoing treatment.
Following the spread
of the news the victim had died, villagers raided the home and burnt a house
belonging to one of the suspects.
They also vandalized
other houses there before they fled.
Police who were
alerted of the incident arrived there minutes later but found the damage had
been done.
The body was moved
to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
The hunt for the
suspects linked to the murder is ongoing, police say.
Such murder
incidents are on the rise in villages amid campaigns for parties to solve them
amicably.
In Lwakhakha area,
Bungoma, a man was killed and his body dumped on the roadside.
The body of George Oduori,
45, was found with a deep stab wound in the chest.
He worked as a
herdsman in one of the homes there and was last seen on June 8 before his body
was discovered.
The body was moved
to the mortuary pending autopsy.
No arrest has been
made so far.
Elsewhere in
Kathwana, Tharaka Nithi County, one Cosmas Muthomi Mitugo, 43, was clobbered to
death over a misunderstanding on beer bills.
The victim was
rushed to Kanjuki Health Centre with a serious head injury and referred to Chuka
Level Four Hospital but was confirmed dead upon arrival.
The body was booked
at the Chuka Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.
In Tala, Machakos
County, Innocent Wambua, 33, was found dead on a pathway after a suspected murder.
Police said the body was found on the Misuuni-Kathithiama
road on Tuesday.
The cause of the
death is yet to be known. Police said the body had fresh and visible injuries around
the private parts.
The body was moved
to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
Police say they are investigating the incidents to solve them.
