Crime scene
A man surrendered to the police moments after he had attacked and killed a woman using an arrow in a confrontation in a village in Kinyach, Baringo County.
The man claimed that the deceased had mistreated his pregnant wife while she was giving birth. He used what is believed to be a poisonous arrow in the attack, police said.
He attacked the woman with an arrow in the chest and died on the spot on February 3, 2026.
The man later surrendered to the police while armed with three arrows and a bow.
Police visited the scene and picked up the body of the woman to take to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
The man is set to face murder charges, police said, adding they were investigating his claims too.
The incident caused tension in the area, with some locals threatening to set his home on fire.
Police moved to assure them justice will be served in the case.
Elsewhere in Siaya’s Kogelo area, one Paul Oduor, 47, was found dead in his house. Police said the body had deep cuts in the eye and bruises on the knee. It is suspected he was assaulted elsewhere before he died in his house.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations.
In Webuye, Bungoma County, the body of one John Kwendo, 52, was found on the roadside after a suspected murder. The body had visible stab wounds in the head, and blood was oozing from his nose.
Police said the man had a dispute over land in the area and it is believed to have led to his murder.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and search for the assailant in the murder.
Elsewhere in Kithaku, Meru County, a 58-year-old man was fatally assaulted by his son in a domestic fight.
The man identified as Julius Kaimenyi died in hospital following the assault.
The suspect was arrested hours later pending his prosecution. Police said they are investigating murder in the saga.
This is the latest such incident to happen in the area amid efforts to solve dozens others so far recorded.
Police records show up to eight murder cases are reported daily in a worrying trend and most of them are linked to love triangle, land disputes or happen during violent robberies in various places.
They are all under investigation.
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