A 40-year-old man was found dead on the roadside after his murder in Kamwango village, Kamagambo, Migori County.
Police said the body of Wilson Oluoch had bruises on the neck and burns on the left hand when it was discovered on February 9 long after his murder.
It was also suspected he was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the scene where the body was found.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending investigations, police said.
In Ngungani area, Kitui County, a murder suspect was lynched by a mob. The suspect was linked to an earlier murder incident before locals traced him to a hideout and stoned him to death.
In Kibugu, Embu County, one Moses Ndwiga, 33 was found dead after suspected murder. His body had bruises on the neck when it was found on the roadside in Gatareri village. Police said they had not established the motive of the murder and that the body was moved to the mortuary pending investigations.
In Merti, Isiolo County, a herder was shot and killed in an ambush by gunmen in Madokarsa area.
Police said one Kassim Jilo Dida, 27 was shot and killed in the ambush. The gunmen escaped the scene after the February 8 incident. The body was processed and handed over to the family for burial as per Islamic rites amid hunt on the gang.
Cases of cattle rustling that turn fatal have been on the rise in the area amid protests from locals to tame the trend. Officials have since launched an operation to address the menace.
In Kirinyaga’s Kangai area, a suspect was lynched on claims he and others had been snatching mobile phones from pedestrians. His two accomplices managed to escape the scene. Police said the suspect was torched after being stoned to death. His motorcycle was also torched in the Sunday drama before the body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other investigations.
Police discourage mob lynching and want suspects to be surrendered for processing and possible prosecution.
