Police are investigating the murder of a man whose body was
found dumped at a farm in Makuyu, Murang’a County.
The man was identified as John Gachoka Gichuhi, 40.
He lived alone at the home at the time his body was
discovered, police said.
A neighbour went to the home only to find him murdered and
dumped at the nearby farm on October 9, 2025.
The body was covered with his jacket, which was found in a
pool of blood.
The motive of the murder is yet to be known, police said.
Police said the deceased had physical injuries on the head, and his body was covered with a jacket.
A stone with a spot of blood was recovered at the scene, covered with soil that was suspected to have been used.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
Meanwhile, in Bangale, Tana River’s Takamba village, a man
aged 40 died in an attack at their tent.
Unknown assailants raided the area and attacked residents, leaving the man dead. The motive of the attack was not immediately known,
police said.
The deceased was rushed to the hospital, where he was
pronounced dead on arrival, police said, adding a second man was injured and is
nursing wounds after the October 9, 202,5 incident.
Police are investigating the incident. The body was moved to
a local mortuary pending an autopsy.
In the neighbouring Bura area, four gunmen opened fire and
killed a 30-year-old man in an attack.
Police said Muhamud Abdi Elema was shot in the upper arm and
died on the spot at a watering point.
Police said they visited the scene and recovered two spent
cartridges of 7.62mm ×39 special.
The team of police who visited the scene said they suspect
the gunmen were out to avenge the killing of one of their own last year.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and
further investigations.
There are fears of more retaliatory attacks in the area,
police warned.
Elsewhere, a man aged 88 was killed in a fire incident in
Mbuku village, Kathiani, Machakos County.
The lifeless body of Samuel Muoka Mathai was found in his
kitchen on Thursday, October 9, 2025, morning, long after he had died, police
said.
The body had burns in the upper part. The family said the
deceased had been disabled for the last six years and had stayed alone.
A woman who had been attending to him arrived at the home
and found the house locked from the inside. This forced her to call for help when
they realized the man was dead and burned.
Police said the wheelchair he was using was also partially
burnt. The cause of the fire was not established, police said, adding an
investigation had been launched into the same.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and
further investigations.
Elsewhere in Cherengany, Trans Nzoia County, one Amos
Kipruto, 32, was found dead under a tree.
This was after he was beaten up by some locals over claims
of being a thief. He was accused of stealing three sacks of maize from his
uncle.
He went to his house and slept before a relative removed him
to bask in the sun on October 9, 2025. The relative placed him under a tree
where he succumbed to the injuries.
Police were called and moved the body to the mortuary
pending autopsy and other procedures.
Police said the search for the assailants is ongoing.
Police discourage mob lynching and want suspects to be
surrendered to authorities for action.
Such incidents are on the rise in villages and urban areas,
police statistics show.
