A man was killed and his body set on fire on claims he had a relationship with a married woman in Wendano village, Tala, Machakos County.
The assailant is the husband to the woman at the center of the saga, police said.
Police said the deceased was confronted and killed as he bought vegetables from the woman he was accused of having a relationship with on July 11.
The deceased had injuries on the head, both hands and legs and burns all over.
It is suspected the assailant doused the body with petrol before setting it on fire, police said.
The man escaped the scene and efforts to trace him are ongoing, police said.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
Elsewhere in Kalama, Machakos County, a woman identified as Faith Mwende, 45 was found murdered and her body hidden under a bed.
The woman had bruises on her knees and had soiled herself, police and witnesses said.
The assailants are believed to have stolen three bags of 90 kilos of beans that were in the house.
In Garissa, a night guard was killed and more than Sh100,000 stolen from Umu-Salama Girls Day High School.
A second guard is nursing wounds after the July 11 incident.
The assailants later broke into the principal’s office and stole Sh104,000 before escaping.
