Detectives are
investigating the death of a 69-year-old man whose body was found in his house
in Ciwaka area, Langata, Nairobi.
He was identified as
Benjamin Kamau, a retired banker.
His body was found on
the bed with blood stains in the toilet.
Police said there was
blood oozing from his mouth when he was found unresponsive.
His relative was
concerned he was not responding to the calls, which prompted him to go and check
on him when he found the body lying on the bed.
He stayed alone then.
The cause of the death,
which was reported on December 9, was not immediately established. The body was
moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
Meanwhile, police in
Musanda, Kakamega county are investigating an incident where a man was found
dead in his house after being murdered.
The body of David
Ombaka, 49, was found lying on the floor of his bedroom long after his death.
The body had multiple injuries on the head. It is believed he was killed at the scene.
Witnesses said
four men broke into the house and attacked him using sharp objects. The motive
of the attack and murder was not immediately known.
The body was moved to
the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations.
Elsewhere in Nyangiti,
Mathoya, Muranga county, the body of a man identified as Aron Maina Mwati, 38, was found
floating on Mathioya River after suspected drowning.
The body is believed to
have been swept to the area in Gikunguru village after the incident.
Police said the
body was removed from the water and taken to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
In a different incident, police in Kitengela,
Kajiado county recovered a pistol with a bullet from a suspect following a
robbery in the area.
Police said a gang of three riding on a motorcycle had attacked and robbed a woman of her mobile phone.
They then jumped onto their motorcycle and tried to escape as the victim raised an alarm in the Monday night incident.
Other boda boda riders in the area
joined the hunt for the three on the Kitengela-Namanga highway.
They were caught up a
few kilometres ahead, where one suspect was stoned to death and his body set on
fire while the other two managed to escape, police said.
Police said they recovered a Falcon pistol from the suspect, who was a pillion passenger.
The
hunt for the two other suspects is ongoing, police said as they moved the
remains to the mortuary pending identification and autopsy.
Such cases of attacks by gangs on motorcycles have been on the rise in the area amid efforts to address the trend.
Police say they have deployed more personnel to address the same.
