A 66-year-old was found murdered in his bed after suspected murder in a village in Samburu, Kwale County.
Police said Nzole Mumba Chileta was found dead in his house after he had been attacked by unknown assailants. The motive was not immediately known.
The deceased lived alone.
The body lay in a pool of blood with injuries on his throat, head, shoulder and ribs.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
In Bahati, Nakuru County, a guard was killed in a robbery on a land owned by former president Daniel Moi.
The murder happened at Morop Farm.
A gang raided the farm and stole a transformer.
One Paul Ekidor, 57 who was a guard at the farm was killed.
He was found lying in a pool of blood with the legs and hands tied with a nylon rope.
Two other guards were injured in the attack and taken to hospital in a serious condition.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy, police said. Police said they are pursuing the gang behind the murder.
Police say murder incidents have been on the rise amid efforts to solve them. Up to eight murder incidents are reported daily in the alarming trend.
