Detectives are investigating an incident where a 41-year-old teacher died after being found with a deep cut wound along the Keumbu-Keroka Road in Gianchere area, Kisii County.
The deceased, identified as Mathew Moseti Barongo, a teacher at Riondong’a Junior Secondary School, was discovered at around 12:10 am on Saturday, October 31, 2026, lying beside the road in Gianchere area, Biombe Sub-location, Birongo Location, police said.
According to police, the matter was reported by a resident of Gianchere Village.
The report indicates that the deceased’s father informed the caller that his son had been found injured with a deep cut on his right hand.
The caller, accompanied by friends, rushed Barongo to Holsoms Private Hospital in Keumbu for emergency treatment before other family members arrived.
He was subsequently referred to the Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital (KTRH) for specialised treatment but was pronounced dead on arrival.
His body was preserved at the hospital mortuary awaiting a postmortem examination.
Police investigations are expected to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and determine whether the teacher was attacked before being abandoned by the roadside.
The motive of the attack was not immediately established, police said.
Murder incidents have been on the rise amid police investigations to solve them.
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