Tragedy struck a family after two people died on
Wednesday following a grenade explosion at Karare area in Saku Constituency,
Marsabit county.
The victims, a man and his son, died in their house on Wednesday afternoon when the explosive went off, police said.
Police said the two died while attempting to
dismantle the grenade, which detonated, also destroying part of their house.
The two seemed oblivious to the dangers posed by the explosive.
Police officers are working jointly with the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) to conduct further investigations into the incident.
Marsabit County Police Commander Leonard Kimaiyo cautioned residents against tampering with suspicious devices resembling explosives, such as grenades.
He urged members of the public to immediately alert the police or security agencies if they come across such objects.
The source of the grenade is yet to be known. It is believed the victims collected the device from a field in the area.
A team of analysing the scene as part of the probe into the incident. The bodies were moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.
Such explosives are common in the area and are believed to be from government agencies training there.
Meanwhile, a senior police officer was attacked and injured with hot water in his house in Likoni, Mombasa County.
The officer of the rank of inspector is attached to the DCI Koloa in Baringo County.
He was on leave and had joined his family in Likoni when a
quarrel broke out between him and his wife.
Police said the wife attacked him using hot water, leaving him with serious injuries on the face.
The wife escaped the scene after the Tuesday incident.
Police were informed of the incident after it had happened, and the officer was admitted in hospital.
Efforts to trace the suspect for grilling were ongoing on
Wednesday, Coast police boss Ali Nuno said.
A team of police officers who visited the victim in
hospital said he was in a stable condition. It is not clear what triggered the
fight that turned tragic.
Such domestic fights have been on the rise in some parts of
the country amid calls on parties to solve their differences amicably.
Police statistics show some of those involved in the fights end up dead.
This has affected families negatively.
A team of detectives is rushing to solve the cases reported so far, police said, as they urged parties to try to solve their differences amicably.
