A rider was found
murdered and his body abandoned in a maize plantation in Turbo, Uasin Gishu
County.
Police said Sammy Kamau,
25, was strangled with a binding wire that was found around his neck on
Wednesday morning.
The body was discovered
in a maize plantation in the Emirates area of Kilimani location, with a helmet
recovered beside it.
A witness reported seeing
a person riding a motorcycle suspected to have been stolen from the deceased,
followed closely by another motorcycle leaving the scene.
The body was moved to the
mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations. Police advised victims of such
incidents to always cooperate with attackers.
Elsewhere, police in
Kitui County are investigating the death of a Grade Two pupil from Wiitu
Primary School in Ikutha.
The eight-year-old girl
was found lying in a thicket and rushed to the hospital, where she was pronounced
dead on arrival.
Police said the body had
no visible injuries and was later taken to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
In Meru County, police are probing the death of Alex Muthee, 24, whose body was found at the Laare Health Centre compound.
Police said he had
multiple injuries on his legs, head, and hands, suggesting he was killed
elsewhere and the body dumped at the facility.
The motive of the murder
was not immediately established.
And in Luanda, Vihiga
County, Fredrick Ambali, 45, was found dead in his house after a suspected
assault.
Police said the deceased
had injuries on the chest, jaw, and hands, with blood stains at the scene. It
was later established that he had been attacked by his 20-year-old son
following a dispute over the sale of his gumboots.
The suspect, a secondary
school student, was arrested and a panga believed to have been used in the
attack was recovered.
The body was moved to the
mortuary for postmortem as police sought custodial orders against the suspect.
