Gang kills sand dealer in tragic Kakamega robbery

Detectives are pursuing a gang behind the murder of a sand dealer in a village in Shinyalu, Kakamega County.

The gang robbed the victim of an unknown amount of money he had gotten from selling sand in the area, Western Regional Police Commander Abdi Mohamud said.

The body of Timothy Bwonya, 51, was found lying in a pool of blood in Lununi village.

Police and locals said he had earlier sold two lorries of sand.

The money he got from the sale of the sand is believed to have prompted his fatal attack, police and locals said.

The body had multiple cuts on the head and both hands.

The police said they arrested one suspect in connection with the September 4, 2025, incident.

The hunt for more suspects is ongoing, police said.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations.

Elsewhere in the Makunga area, Kakamega County, one Fredrick Shakava Chombo, 46, was found dead near Mshibale water stream.

The body had injuries on the head, left eye, left hand and left leg. The murder was linked to a love triangle saga.

This is after the deceased accused the assailant of sleeping with his wife.

This led to a confrontation at the house of the assailant, who hit and killed Chombo. He then dragged the body to the secondary scene, where it was found on Thursday.

Police said the assailant was arrested pending an ongoing investigation, while the body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

And three suspects were separately lynched by mobs in Bungoma and Kakamega Counties.

Police said the first incident happened in the Sangalo area, Bungoma County, where two men were stoned to death on claim that they were motorcycle thieves.

Police said the men were stoned to death before the bodies were taken to the mortuary on September 4, 2025.

In Khayega, Kakamega County, a man was stoned to death on claims he planned to steal cows from a homestead in the Mukhonje area.

The man was confronted by a mob after an alarm was raised.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

Police discourage mob lynching incidents and want suspects be surrendered to authorities for processing.

Detectives are investigating the incidents.