Four people were killed in a suspected land dispute in a village in Kisii County.
Police confirmed the incident and said they are investigating the gruesome murder of four people at Sugubo village in Nyamache.
Area OCPD Kipkulei Kipkemoi said there was a long-standing land tussle within the family of one James Kerandi, which attracted the attention of angry villagers on Saturday evening.
Three houses were torched by agitated members of the community in addition to the destruction of an unknown amount of valuables.
The angry locals used crude weapons, including fork jembes, arrows and machetes, to lynch the three.
A charred body was retrieved earlier on Sunday burnt inside one of the three houses, police said.
A multi-agency team has since collected samples from the crime scenes for examination.
One of the guards who escaped with serious injuries is receiving treatment at Kisii Teaching and Referral Hospital, police said.
The four bodies were taken to Nyamache Sub County hospital awaiting an autopsy.
Such incidents are common in the region amid campaigns to stop the trend.