A 54-year-old livestock trader was killed after he was attacked by unknown assailants in Gucha Sub-County, Kisii County, in what police suspect may have been a robbery.
James Bogita Nyandika sustained two deep cuts to the head during the attack near Nyakundo Water Supply on Tuesday evening at around 7.30 p.m.
He was rushed to Nyangena Private Hospital in Kisii but died while undergoing treatment.
Police officers who visited the scene found signs of a struggle and a large pool of blood, but no eyewitnesses had come forward by the time investigations began.
Investigators said Nyandika was a businessman dealing in livestock and is believed to have been returning from Mogonga Market, where he regularly conducted his business, when he was attacked.
His cousin recovered Sh100,000 from the deceased after the incident. Police said the money had not been stolen, leaving the motive for the attack unclear.
Nyandika, who lived alone at Sengera Trading Centre, was later identified at Nyangena Mortuary, where officers confirmed he had sustained two deep cut wounds to the head.
Police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify those responsible.
And police launched investigations after the body of a 35-year-old casual labourer was found with multiple deep cut wounds along a footpath in Gatanga Sub-County, Murang’a County.
The deceased was identified as Charles Mugue Njoroge, a resident of the area who earned a living as a farm worker.
According to police, the body was discovered on Monday morning near Ndururumo in Gatanga after a resident reported finding a body lying beside a footpath.
Officers from Samuru Police Station and detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Gatanga responded to the scene and confirmed that the victim had sustained multiple
deep cut injuries believed to have been inflicted with a sharp object.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Charles was attacked and killed by unknown assailants who fled the scene after the incident.
Police believe the murder occurred at an unknown time during the previous night.
Crime scene investigators processed the area before the body was removed to Kirwara Level IV Hospital Mortuary, where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Police said investigations are underway to establish the motive for the killing and identify those responsible
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