Police are investigating the death of four family members in
Matongo village, Nyamokoroto sub-location in Masaba North, Nyamira County.
The four — a husband, his wife, their daughter, and a
three-month-old grandchild — died after a night inferno consumed their house.
The deaths, which are now treated as murder and arson, were
linked to a standoff over the sale of a bodaboda to the family.
Police said it is one of the theories they are pursuing.
The remains lay at the crime scene on Friday, August 2,2, as
police were recording statements from witnesses.
The motive of the killings was linked to a bodaboda Sacco
loan that the family owed to an agency in the area.
The incident happened in Egesagane village, police said
Police said the house was partially burnt in the incident, but the four family members were dead.
They were identified as Rodrick Makini Angwenyi, 57,
Jackline Bochaberi, 57, Mary Ann Makini, 23, and Bruce Taylor, aged three
months.
Two girls who are twins and aged 17 escaped without
injuries.
They were sleeping in an adjacent kitchen house.
A minor aged 12 also managed to escape through a window with
slight burns on the ear. She was admitted to a local hospital.
A note from the company that lent the family the funds was
found in the house and is under analysis as part of the probe into the
incident.
Police said bottles containing petrol fluid were recovered
at the scene.
The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending an
investigation.
Police said they are investigating both murder and arson.
Officials from the company that lent the family funds for
the bodaboda are among the persons of interest in the saga.
Neighbours said the lenders of the funds that the family used
to buy the bodaboda have been visiting the home for refunds in vain.
Police are investigating the issue.
Meanwhile, a family in Kericho is appealing to the
Directorate of Criminal Investigations to probe the death of their kin, which
they suspect was a case of murder.
Relatives of Jackline Mbone say the body of the mother of
three was discovered burnt beyond recognition inside her rented house in Mjini
Estate, Kericho, on August 11, 2025.
They believe an estranged lover may have been behind the
heinous act.
Police said they are investigating the incident.
