Two men were stoned to death after they were linked to a gang that had earlier attacked a funeral event in Marachi area, Butula, Busia.
A gang had earlier attacked mourners on a vigil at a
funeral event and left at least five people with injuries.
It was then that villagers ganged up and pursued the two, before stoning them
to death.
They then dumped the bodies on the Bumala-Butula Road as a
show and warning to other gang members who have been terrorising mourners in
a similar way in the area.
Police were informed and moved the bodies to the mortuary for
autopsy of the Sunday incident.
Police said cases where gangs attack night vigils have been
rampant in the area and blamed the same on cultural beliefs.
Police in the area warned against mob lynching and demanded that suspects be surrendered to authorities for processing and possible prosecution.
Such cases have been on the rise in villages and other urban
areas amid efforts to address the trend.
Meanwhile,
police in Wundanyi, Taita Taveta, are investigating an incident where the body
of a woman was found in a bush behind the local county hall.
The
body was decomposed and was identified as that of Sarah Mwangewa, 62.
She had been missing for days before the body was discovered on Sunday, September 14, 2025.
Police suspect she was abused before being murdered by the
assailants.
The
body was moved to the mortuary pending the autopsy and investigations. The
motive and those behind the murder are yet to be known, police said.
Detectives
processed the scene as part of the probe into the assault and murder.
Elsewhere, police in Longisa, Bomet arrested a suspect in a
murder incident that happened on March 17, 2025, involving a man.
The police said the suspect had been hiding for months before
he was arrested on Saturday, adding that he will be arraigned for murder.
Police said they are looking for more suspects in the case where a woman was killed.
