Detectives are investigating an incident in which a
66-year-old man was killed and his body burnt near his house in Marurui area,
Kasarani, Nairobi.
Allan Kioko Kitavi was a lecturer at the Kenya Power and
Lighting Company Training School in Nairobi, police and his family said.
The motive of the murder is yet to be established.
His family told police he had arrived home on Thursday, July 31, evening
arrived home at about 5 pm in good spirits.
He later told the family he was headed to the local shopping
centre for some errands.
He, however, did not return as anticipated. At about 10pm, the
family decided to go out to look for him, police said.
It was unusual for the man to stay out for that long.
They were shocked to stumble on the body of the old man
about 25 meters from their house on a driveway.
Police said the man had been killed and his body was
partially burnt.
It is not clear what triggered the murder. The body was
moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
No arrest has been made so far, police said as they
announced an active investigation into the murder.
Elsewhere, police in Kimuchul, Bomet County, are
investigating the murder of one Paul Cheruiyot, 52.
The body of the deceased was found lying in a pool of blood
in the compound belonging to his sister.
Witnesses said the deceased had a heated argument with a man
over a love triangle claim.
The assailant then stabbed the deceased on the left side of
the chest and fled to an unknown destination, leaving him bleeding profusely.
The murder weapon, a kitchen knife, was recovered at the
scene and kept as an exhibit. The body was moved to the mortuary pending
autopsy.
Police said the hunt for the assailant is ongoing.
