A man was hacked to death in a robbery incident in Kibera slums, Nairobi.
Police said the
deceased, identified as Hassan Issa, 29, was in the company of his girlfriend when they were confronted and assaulted by a gang of about ten on Tuesday, July
22.
He was rushed to
hospital, where he died while being attended to, police said.
Police said they are
investigating murder in the saga.
Locals said the gang
had been terrorising locals for cash and electronics before they met the
deceased.
The woman escaped
unhurt in the attack, police said.
No arrest has been
made so far, but a team of detectives is pursuing the saga, police said, adding
an autopsy is planned on the body.
Elsewhere, a man
died after being attacked by a hammer in a village in Luanda, Vihiga County.
The incident
happened in Ikokwa village on Sunday, July 20.
The victim, identified as Thomas Shikuku, died in his house two days later on July 22,
police said.
He had sustained
serious head injuries and was referred to Kisumu for further treatment, but he did not have money to enable him to go for the tests.
His body was found
lying in the house on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Police visited the
scene and picked up the body for the mortuary pending autopsy.
The hunt on the said
assailant is ongoing, police said.
And in Itabua, Embu
County, a man was found dead in a thicket after suspected murder.
The partially decomposed body was
found and was later identified as that of John Masinde, who was working at a
local quarry.
Police said they established the man
had been beaten up by a mob on claims he was a thief and left to die in a
thicket.
Police said they are investigating
murder in the saga. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
A hunt on those linked to the murder
is ongoing, police said.
Cases of mob lynching have been on the rise amid a campaign to address the trend.
Police want suspects to surrender to authorities for action.
Police say murder cases are on the
rise amid efforts to solve them. At least eight cases are reported daily in the
trend.
Some cases are pending in courts.
