A man is on the run after the murder of his wife in a village in Koibatek, Eldama Ravine, Baringo County.
Detectives said they are hunting for the man for grilling following the murder the March 25 incident.
The body of Mercy Cheposkony Chirchir was found in her house in Tolmo village after the murder.
Police said the body had head injuries caused by a sharp object and was moved to Eldama Ravine Sub-County Hospital, where it is awaiting autopsy.
The motive of the murder is yet to be known,
police said.
In Narok’s Nyamutambe village, one Mosambi
Rioba, 56, was attacked and killed by a man known to him.
The assailant strangled the deceased
before escaping the scene, police said.
The body of the deceased was found on his
farm long after the incident, and police suspect a dispute over land as the
motive.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending
autopsy and the hunt for the suspect in the murder.
In Jomvu, Mombasa, a man died after being
hit on the head in a fight.
Police said the deceased disagreed
with a friend and a fight ensued.
The deceased sustained visible injuries and
was left unconscious.
Police said they found the lifeless body
lying with visible injuries on both left and right ribs and head injury on the
back of his head.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending
autopsy and probe. No arrest has been made.
In Turbo, Uasin Gishu County, the body of a
man was found lying on a fence in Kapkorio village after a suspected murder,
police said.
Police officers visited the scene and found
the lifeless body of Kennedy Odhiambo, 40, lying with a deep cut wound on the
right ear.
At the scene, a bloodstained stone and a red
motorcycle were recovered.
The body was removed to the MTRH morgue for
a postmortem examination.
The motive of the murder is yet to be known.
Police said they are investigating the same.
Meanwhile, in the Marereni area of Magarini,
Kilifi County, a man was lynched by a mob after he had attacked his brother
with a panga in a domestic fight.
Ngowa Kenga, 35 was cornered and stoned to
death after he allegedly hacked his brother using a panga in a domestic family
dispute.
The injured man was rushed to the hospital
and admitted in stable condition, police said.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
