Police in Elgeyo Marakwet County are investigating the death of a 52-year-old man whose body was found floating in an abandoned pit latrine in Kabai area, Marakwet East Sub-County.
The deceased, identified as Joseph Kibet Yego, was discovered on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, after a local resident reportedly heard a faint cry for help and went to investigate.
According to a police incident report from Kapyego Police Station, officers who visited the scene found the man’s body floating in water inside the abandoned pit latrine.
Members of the public assisted police in retrieving the body, upon which officers observed a visible injury to the head.
The body was subsequently moved to Kapsowar Mission Hospital mortuary, where it is being held pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Meanwhile, who was listed as the reportee in the incident, was rescued by police from members of the public after he was allegedly subjected to mob violence.
He sustained multiple injuries and was admitted to Kapyego Health Centre, where he is receiving treatment.
Police are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding Yego’s death, including the head injury, as well as the events that led to the man being attacked by members of the public.
The exact circumstances of the incident and whether any criminal activity was involved remain subject to investigations.
Elsewhere, police in Kericho arrested two people for questioning following the suspected murder of a street-dwelling man whose body was found hanging inside a makeshift shelter in Kericho Township.
The deceased, identified as Benard Kipkurui, was discovered on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, inside an open-sided corrugated iron-sheet shed at a survey camp near a Jehovah’s Witness church.
The discovery was reported at around 6:30am, prompting officers from Kericho Police Station and detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kericho East Sub-County to visit the scene.
Police found Kipkurui hanging from the roof of his makeshift shelter, with a rope and a piece of jeans material around his neck.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the deceased may have been strangled before his body was hanged by unknown individuals, raising suspicions of foul play.
Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) personnel documented and processed the scene as detectives began investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Two adult men, described as fellow street-dwelling persons, were arrested with the assistance of members of the public to assist investigators with inquiries into the incident.
A search of the scene did not yield a suicide note.
The body was subsequently moved to the Kericho County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is being held pending a postmortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Police are continuing investigations to determine what happened and whether the two arrested individuals were involved in the suspected killing.
And police have arrested four suspects in connection with the murder of a 48-year-old man whose body was found lying in a pool of blood along a footpath in Nyamwanchania Village, Nyamira County.
The body of David Amecha Anyiera was discovered on Wednesday morning, October 21, 2026, with barbed wire wrapped around his neck and visible injuries suggesting he had been violently attacked.
Preliminary findings indicated that the deceased had last been seen on Tuesday, October 20, at around 6:40pm in a jovial mood in Nyamwanchania Village, Bokurati II Sub-location, within Itibo Location.
Police established that the victim had barbed wire around his neck, a sharp-object wound on the right side of his neck and injuries to his chest suspected to have been inflicted using a wooden log.
The scene was documented by investigators before the body was moved to Ibara Morgue, where it is being held pending a postmortem examination.
Four suspects were arrested in connection with the killing, while several exhibits were collected to aid investigations.
The suspects were escorted to Ekerenyo Police Station as detectives continued investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the murder and the motive behind the killing.
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