Man, 59, found dead in his house in Kiambu

A 59-year-old man was found dead inside his house in Ting’ang’a, Kiambu East Sub-County, on Monday, October 12, 2026, after relatives failed to reach him on his mobile phone.

The deceased, identified as Kennedy Mwehia, was discovered lying on his bed after attempts to contact him and knock on his door went unanswered.

Police visited the scene.

After receiving no response from inside the house, those who had gone to check on Mwehia reportedly gained entry by breaking a window, where they found his lifeless body.

The body had a visibly swollen face and showed signs of decomposition, indicating that he may have been dead for some time before being discovered.

The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, and the cause of death had not been established by the time the incident was reported.

Crime Scene Investigation officers from Kiambu processed the scene before the body was moved to the Kiambu Level Five Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a postmortem examination.

The examination is expected to help establish the cause of death.

Meanwhile, police in Kirinyaga Central Sub-County have launched investigations into the suspected murder of a 33-year-old man whose body was found in a roadside trench along the Kerugoya-Kagumo Road.

The deceased, identified as Wycliff Macharia Muthoni, a resident of Gakoigo Village in Kaitheri Location, was discovered at Miringa-Iri junction within Kerugoya Township on Monday, October 12, 2026.

Police officers visited the scene and said the body was found lying face down in a roadside trench on the left side of the road towards Kagumo. It had visible cut wounds on the forehead, nose and mouth, as well as fresh injuries on both legs and the right knee.

Investigators also noted bloodstains on the tarmac about three meters from the body. A shoe believed to belong to the deceased was recovered approximately 20 meters away, where additional bloodstains were observed.

The circumstances surrounding Muthoni’s death remain unclear, and the time of death had not been established by the time police filed the report.

The scene was documented before the body was moved to the Kerugoya County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death.

Police are pursuing investigations to establish the circumstances leading to his death and determine whether he was murdered.

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