A family in Bokoli, Webuye West Sub-County, Bungoma County, is grieving after the body of a 14-year-old boy who had been reported missing was discovered under suspicious circumstances.
The incident was reported at Bokoli Police Station on Sunday, police said.
The motive of the murder is yet to be established.
According to police, the boy’s mother said her son, a Grade Three pupil at Milani Primary School, went missing on Friday, April 10, 2026.
Efforts to trace him proved unsuccessful.
On Sunday morning at about 8:30 a.m., a neighbor alerted the mother after discovering a body lying along a pathway near her home.
The mother rushed to the scene and positively identified the body as that of her son.
Police officers visited and processed the scene. The body was found with blood oozing from the mouth, a visible injury on the forehead, and a swollen neck, raising suspicions of foul play.
The body was moved to Webuye County Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Investigations into the suspected murder have been launched.
And police in Kakamega South Sub-County are investigating a fatal incident that occurred during a memorial ceremony in Makata Village.
According to a report filed at Eregi Police Station on April 12, 2026, the deceased, identified as 32-year-old Patrick Muhatia, had hosted a memorial gathering at his homestead the previous night.
At around 12:30 a.m., a confrontation broke out between two attendees, resulting in Muhatia sustaining fatal injuries.
Police visited the scene and found the body lying with visible injuries to the forehead and mouth.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased was allegedly attacked by a suspect identified as Walter Ayumba Shikoli, a resident of Makata Village in Kaluni Sub-location, Shikumu Location.
The suspect is said to have used a piece of firewood during the assault.
The scene was processed and documented, and the body was moved to Mbale Level 5 Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Police confirmed that the suspect was later arrested at his home, where he was found asleep, and is currently in custody as investigations continue.
