Police in Kisumu County launched a manhunt for a suspect linked to the murder of a night guard following a violent altercation in the Dunga area.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 3:00 p.m. at a residential site adjacent to Kiboko Bay.
The victim, identified as Thomas Egilaiza, a 35-year-old man working as a night guard, was found lying on his back at the foot of a water tank.
Colleagues had attempted to administer first aid after he sustained severe injuries during a fight.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased had been involved in a confrontation with a fellow security guard, following a disagreement over a woman who had visited them at the site.
Egilaiza suffered deep cuts to the forehead and back, allegedly inflicted using a stone recovered at the scene, consistent with eyewitness accounts.
It is reported that after the attack, he managed to walk from the lakeshore, where the fight initially broke out, to a second location near the suspect’s residence, where he later collapsed and died as colleagues tried to assist him.
The suspect, who is also employed as a security guard fled the scene immediately after the incident.
Police have launched efforts to trace and apprehend him.
The body was moved to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary, where a postmortem examination is expected to be conducted.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
And a 14-year-old boy was shot and injured during a chaotic confrontation between police officers and a rowdy crowd in Huruma, Nairobi, on Tuesday evening.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 5:00 p.m. when officers attempted to arrest a suspect linked to a robbery with violence case reported in Githurai on April 15, 2026.
The suspect had been tracked to a shop along Starehe Road within the Huruma area.
Police successfully apprehended and handcuffed three suspects. However, their operation was disrupted by a hostile crowd that gathered at the scene.
The mob, some armed with crude weapons, began pelting the officers with stones and blocked them from leaving.
In the ensuing chaos, the crowd managed to overpower the officers and free the suspects from custody.
As the situation escalated, the officers fired warning shots in the air to disperse the crowd and managed to escape in different directions.
During the confrontation, two officers sustained injuries.
Shortly after the incident, police received reports that a Grade 8 pupil, had been shot in the leg.
He was rushed to MSF Hospital, where he was treated and reported to be in fair condition.
Meanwhile, undercover officers on patrol later encountered two individuals still in handcuffs fleeing the scene.
The officers re-arrested the suspects and escorted them to Huruma Police Station, where they remain in custody.
Police launched investigations into the incident, including the circumstances that led to the shooting of the minor and the actions of the crowd that interfered with the arrest.
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