Man stabbed to death by friends in suspected deal gone sour in Kariobangi, Nairobi

A man was found dead with stab wounds after an attack by his friends in a suspected deal that went bad in Kariobangi area, Nairobi.

The deceased, identified as Samuel Mbogo, was found dead on the roadside on Wednesday afternoon after he had been seen arguing with his three friends.

Nairobi police boss George Seda said a team responded to the area and found the body lying in a pool of blood with stab wounds in the chest, head, back and stomach moments after the murder.

He said the three assailants escaped the scene after the attack.

A search on the body recovered Sh4,500 and three different ATM cards.

Witnesses told police the deceased was in the company of three other men before an argument broke out between them over an unknown deal.

He was then stabbed multiple times and left for dead.

Police moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other investigations.

Seda said they are looking for the assailants for questioning and other procedures.

The area is notorious for such violent crimes amid heightened police operations to address the menace.

Elsewhere in Nyamira Town, the body of a man was found on the roadside with a stab wound on the collarbone.

Police said the man was not immediately identified. He had also been strangled, police at the scene said of the Tuesday incident.

The motive of the incident that happened in Bosamaro area is yet to be established.

The deceased’s clothes had blood stains when police arrived at the scene to move the body to the mortuary.

Police said they are investigating the murder.

In Muungano area, Athi River, Machakos County, police said they are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was found lying on the roadside after murder.

The woman did not have any documents when the body was found on Tuesday, police said.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an identification exercise and autopsy. The motive of the murder is yet to be established.

Murder cases have been on the rise in separate incidents in the country. Police statistics show up to eight cases are reported daily amid efforts to address them.

A special homicide squad has been created to address the cases across the country. Some of the incidents lie unsolved while others are in courts.