A 30-year-old man was fatally clobbered using a hammer in a confrontation at a home in Msambweni, Kwale County.
Police said Ali Omar died in hospital after the attack by his brother at the home on April 30, 2026.
The two brothers had quarreled over a domestic issue before one of them attacked the other.
He also used a panga to slash him in the head, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary for autopsy and other procedures.
Police said the body had injuries in the head and shoulder.
The suspect escaped the scene after the attack but efforts to arrest him were ongoing Friday, police said.
In Muthara, Meru County, one Martin Mwenda who had been assaulted in an altercation succumbed to the injuries in hospital.
Police said on Friday a suspect in the murder was on the run but efforts to get him were ongoing.
Police linked the fatal assault to a land dispute adding the assailant was his father.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.
Most murder cases reported have been linked to land disputes and deals gone wrong, police said.
In Madianyi, Rarieda, Siaya County, the body of one Eric Ouma, 38 was found floating on river Mawira.
The decomposed body was discovered by a herder in the area.
Police were called to the scene and moved the body to the mortuary pending other procedures.
In Ndhiwa, Homa Bay County, a case of drowning was reported after the body of a man was found in River Riana.
The body had been swept to the area on April 30, 2026 and later moved to the mortuary.
Meanwhile, 11 people died in separate road accidents in the country on Thursday night.
Police said of the victims, five were riders, three pillion passengers, two pedestrians and a driver.
The accidents also left 19 people with injuries.
Police are investigating the incidents.
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