Detectives are looking for the
killers of a man whose decomposing body was found in his house in the Riruta area,
Nairobi.
His neighbours said they had
been disturbed by a foul smell from his house, prompting them to check what the
source was.
It was then that they found the deceased, identified as Robert Kinyua, 23 dead on Tuesday.
It is not clear when
he died, but officials said that given the body was decomposing, there is a
possibility the incident happened at least two days earlier.
The residents called the police
to the scene.
Police who visited the scene
said the body had stab wounds on the collarbone and right thigh.
The assailants and
motive are yet to be known. The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy
and other investigations, police said.
Police said they are
investigating murder in the incident.
In Masii, Machakos County, the
body of Simon Mutula, 42 was found on the roadside after suspected murder.
The deceased’s body
had both legs and one right hand broken, police said.
The man seemed to have been
killed at the scene, police said.
The body also had a
deep cut on the forehead with blood oozing from the nose as well as some
bruises on the waist and dragging injuries at the back of the head, police
said.
The motive of the
murder is yet to be known.
The body was moved
to Machakos Funeral Home, awaiting postmortem.
Elsewhere in Borabu, Nyamira
County, a suspect was arrested over the murder of a villager.
One Evans Nyakururu was found
dead in a tea plantation after an attack.
Police said the
body had visible injuries when it was discovered on Tuesday.
The motive of the murder is yet
to be known. The body was moved to a local mortuary pending autopsy and other
investigations.
A suspect was later
arrested over the murder, police said.
Meanwhile, a man
was killed as he and his colleagues harvested stones for ballast at the Kibae
quarry site within Kandara, Muranga County.
Witnesses said the
quarry collapsed, fatally trapping James Gatei, 52.
A second man was
injured and rushed to hospital in serious condition.
Police said they
are investigating the tragedy.
The body was moved
to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
Police have
warned locals against venturing there for the stones. Many locals venture to
the quarry for stones, oblivious to the danger therein.
Officials say the site is unsafe.
