Police in Mbita Sub-county, Homa Bay County, are investigating a tragic murder incident in which a six-year-old boy was allegedly killed by his father in Nyasumbi village.
The incident was reported on Wednesday morning, April 1, 2026, at around 7:45 a.m.
Police visited the scene in Nyasumbi village, Ngondhe sub-location, Gembe North location and established that the minor, Prince Onyango Otieno, was fatally attacked, sustaining severe head injuries. Police allege that the child’s father, Evans Otieno, used a jembe to repeatedly strike him.
In the same incident, a second victim was also attacked and is currently admitted in critical condition in hospital.
Police recovered the suspected murder weapon at the scene and secured it as an exhibit.
Crime scene investigators processed the area before the child’s body was moved to Mbita Sub-county Mortuary, where a postmortem examination is expected to be conducted.
The motive behind the attack remains unknown, and investigations are ongoing.
Elsewhere, police in Tinderet Sub-county, Nandi County, are investigating a murder incident in which a 45-year-old man was allegedly killed by his neighbour in the early hours of Wednesday.
According to authorities, the incident was reported at around 2:55 a.m. on April 1, 2026, at Omamo Estate within the Songhor area.
Police visited the scene and found the lifeless body of Agrey Masika lying in a pool of blood just outside the doorstep of his rental house.
Preliminary findings indicate that the victim sustained deep cuts to the head and left ankle, believed to have been inflicted using a sharp object.
Police said the suspect, described as a male adult neighbour aged about 36 years, fled the scene with the murder weapon and remains at large.
The scene was processed and documented by investigators, and the body was moved to Nandi Hills County Hospital mortuary, where a postmortem examination is expected to be conducted.
Authorities have launched a manhunt for the suspect as investigations into the motive continue.
