Detectives are investigating an incident where the body of a man was found in a bush after he had been killed in Nyamagesa village, Kisii County.
The police said they
arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of Eric Onchomba, 40.
The motive of the
murder is yet to be known, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary
for autopsy.
The body was
discovered on Thursday afternoon long after he had been killed and left in a
bush, police said.
In Kapletundo village, Sotik, Bomet
County, the body of one Cyrus Kiplangat,
26 was found lying in his house after suspected murder.
Police who visited the scene said the
body had visible injuries on the left kneecap, abdomen and elbow.
The body appeared to have been
brought to the house after murder elsewhere, police said.
The investigators said they are yet
to establish the motive behind the murder.
The body was moved to the mortuary
pending autopsy and investigations.
In Narok’s Entasekera village, a woman was
found dead after suspected suicide.
The victim was identified as Brenda Chebet, 30.
Her body was found hanging from the roof of her
house with a rope tied around the neck.
The motive of the July 23 incident was not
immediately established.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending
autopsy and investigations.
Meanwhile, two suspects were
stoned to death on claims they had stolen cows in a village in Bungoma County.
The incident happened in
Matulo area on Thursday July 24.
Police said a group
of village elders who were on patrol intercepted the two while escorting two
cows that had been stolen.
The two attempted to
escape when asked to explain the ownership of the cows when an alarm was raised, alerting locals.
The mob descended on
the two with stones and clubs, killing them.
The two cows were later
identified by the owner who claimed they had been stolen from his home.
In Kendubay,
Homabay, a body of a man was found on the roadside after he had been stoned to
death.
Police said the man
was accused of attempting to steal from a home when an alarm was raised, alerting locals who responded and stoned him to death.
The bodies were
moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
Police discourage mob lynching cases and want suspects be surrendered to authorities for processing.
