A man aged 41 was found dead and hanging on a rope after he had murdered his wife in Gikumbo village, Kirinyaga County.
The motive of the incident is yet to be known.
According to police, the bodies of the man and woman were found in the house after the murder and suicide incident.
That of Edith Muringu Mureithi 38 was found in the house lying on the bed with a cut wound on the left ear and a deep cut wound on the neck and her husband one James Munene Muchiri, 41 was hanging with a rope tied from the truss of the roof with no visible injuries.
A knife, which is believed to be the weapon used was recovered at the scene and kept as exhibit.
Police moved the bodies to the mortuary pending autopsy.
Cases of suicide and murder are on the rise. Most of them are linked to domestic issues, police say.
Authorities want parties to solve their differences amicably to avoid such tragedies.
Elsewhere in Ndabibi, Naivasha, a 30-year-old man was killed in an assault by persons known to him.
The body was found in a maize plantation after the drama. Police said the deceased was attacked by a mob on claims he was a thief at a private residence.
