Police detectives in Molo, Nakuru County are investigating the murder of a 63-year-old man whose body was found floating in Kamwaura River.
Police identified the deceased as Peter Maina Ngatho. He was found on the afternoon of May 6, 2026, at around 2:30 p.m.
The body was then retrieved from the river according to the police.
A preliminary examination revealed that the body had a deep cut wound at the back of the head and visible strangulation marks on the neck. All signs indicating that the victim may have been violently attacked before his death.
Investigators believe the man may have been killed at a different location and his body later dumped in the river in an apparent attempt to conceal the crime.
Police further noted that the deceased had last been seen the previous evening and was reportedly intoxicated at the time.
The scene was processed, and the body was moved to Elburgon Hospital Mortuary, where a postmortem examination is expected to be conducted to establish the exact cause of death.
Authorities have also launched a manhunt for those responsible, as investigations into the incident continue.
Elsewhere, police in Githunguri Sub-County, Kiambu County, have launched investigations into the death of a 38-year-old man who succumbed to a stab wound shortly after arriving at his home in Kambaa.
A relative reported the incident on the morning of May 6, 2026 to Kambaa Police Post.
The deceased was identified as Elijah Ng’ethe Mbugua according to the police. He had arrived home at around 7:30 a.m. with a stab injury in the pelvic region and was bleeding profusely.
His wife raised the alarm, prompting efforts to rush him to hospital.
However, he was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.
Police officers visited the scene and found the victim had already been taken to hospital where he died
The scene was processed, and the body was later moved to Mukoye Funeral Home. There, it awaits a postmortem examination to determine the exact cause of death.
Authorities have opened a murder investigation, with detectives also working to establish the circumstances surrounding the fatal stabbing.
The motive of the murder is yet to be known. Police said they were pursuing good leads into the same.
