Police are investigating the death of a 38-year-old man who was found dead inside his house in Muchatha area, Kiambaa Sub-County, Kiambu County.
The deceased, identified as Samuel Njoroge, was discovered lying lifeless on a mattress inside his two-bedroom house on Friday.
According to police, Njoroge was last seen at about 9:00 pm on Thursday when his mother saw him heading back to his house. Concern arose on Friday at around 4:30 pm after she realized she had not seen him throughout the day. She went to check on him and found him unresponsive inside the house.
Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) officers from Kiambu documented and processed the scene.
Police said the body had no visible external injuries.
The body was moved to Kihara Level 4 Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Such deaths have been on the rise amid efforts to solve them.
And police have launched investigations into the suspected murder of an unidentified man whose body was recovered from a water body at Vision Grounds in Embakasi, Nairobi.
The incident was reported on Friday, prompting officers to rush to the scene.
According to police, members of the public had retrieved the body of the man, believed to be about 25 years old, from the water before officers arrived. The body was found lying on its back.
A preliminary examination revealed visible injuries on the victim’s back, suspected to have been inflicted with a blunt object. Police also observed foam coming from the nose and blood oozing from the mouth.
Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) officers from Embakasi documented the scene before the body was moved to Nairobi City Mortuary, where it is awaiting identification and a post-mortem examination.
Police have opened a murder investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the man’s death and identify those responsible.
Elsewhere, an elderly man was found dead inside his locked house in Karangaita Estate, Gatanga Sub-county, Murang’a County, in an incident reported to police on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Joseph Ngao Ndambuki, a 78-year-old man who had reportedly been on long-term medication.
According to police, the incident came to light at about 4:00 pm after a neighbour visited Ndambuki’s home at around noon. On arrival, he found the house locked from the inside.
After peeping through an opening in the door, he saw the elderly man lying motionless inside and immediately reported the matter to Samuru Police Station.
Police officers visited the scene, confirmed the death, and processed the scene. The incident was documented and photographs taken as part of the investigation.
The body was later moved to General Kago Mortuary at Thika Level Five Hospital, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Police said preliminary information indicates the deceased had been undergoing treatment for a prolonged illness, although investigations are continuing.
