A dispute between two brothers over a piece of land in a village in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, turned tragic when one of them was fatally strangled, police said.
The incident happened on February 17 in Wamutitu village, Murunduini sub-location. Police said Patrick Mwaniki, 53, was strangled in the incident.
Witnesses told police that he had slashed 200 coffee plants, 60 banana stems, 60 trees and ten yams on a piece of land.
He then confronted his brother, prompting a fight.
Police said the deceased first hit and wounded his brother on the arm before the brother retaliated and strangled him to death.
The brother was arrested for questioning over the incident.
A machete used in the attack was recovered and kept as an exhibit. Such murder incidents have been on the rise in villages amid efforts to address them.
Police say dozens of such murder cases remain under probe in various areas.
Elsewhere in Subuiga, Meru County, Sydney Nyaga, 40, was found killed and his body abandoned by the roadside. The body had multiple injuries.
It was moved to the mortuary pending a post-mortem examination and investigations.
In the same area, in Imenti North, Christopher Gathure, 22, was found murdered with visible neck injuries. Police suspect he was strangled.
The motive was not immediately known.
In Mlolongo, Machakos County, Brian Mbithi, 30, was found dead in a suspected murder.
The body had head injuries and lay a few metres from his residence. It was moved to the mortuary pending a post-mortem and investigations.
Police also arrested a wanted murder suspect in Gate, Nyandarua County.
Police said he was hiding at a home when he was arrested and will be arraigned once investigations are completed. Murder incidents have been on the rise amid efforts to curb them.
Police say most of the cases are linked to love triangles and land disputes.
In the Kasarani area of Nairobi, a man was found dead at a construction site. The victim’s body was discovered in a void area of the site long after the incident had occurred, police said.
Police suspect the man was an intruder who accidentally fell and died.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending identification and a post-mortem examination.
Investigations into the incidents are ongoing, police said on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
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