A 39-year-old died after he was attacked by a swarm of bees
in Lukuget village, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
Police said the incident happened on Wednesday afternoon as
the deceased, identified as Alex Kosegei, rode past the bees near Kilangata
Primary School.
Witnesses said after the bees attacked him, he lost control
of a motorcycle he had and fell off.
More bees continued to sting him as witnesses raised an
alarm. Locals rescued and rushed him to the hospital, where he succumbed while
being attended to.
The body was moved to a local mortuary for other procedures.
Meanwhile, police in Sotik, Bomet County, arrested two
suspects in connection with the murder of a National Youth Service student on
July 16.
The body of Vincent Kirenge Otieno had been found in a
trench long after he was attacked by at least five men.
Police said on Wednesday they arrested two of the suspects,
while the hunt for three more is ongoing.
The motive of the fatal attack is yet to be disclosed.
And a man aged 56 was arrested after he stabbed and
seriously wounded a woman in a scuffle in a village in Igonga, Kisii County.
The suspect surrendered to the local police station,
claiming he had stabbed and killed his lover.
Police detained him and rushed to the scene of the said
attack, where they found the woman with a stab wound in the chest and took her
to the hospital.
A mob surged the area while hunting for the said assailant,
forcing police to move him to a different police station for safe custody.
The suspect was expected in court to face charges of
attempted murder, police said, adding the victim was in critical condition in
hospital.
Cases of murder have been on the rise amid efforts to
address the menace. Some of them are pending in courts, police say.
