Night guard hacked to death in school robbery in Hamisi, Vihiga county

Detectives are investigating an incident where a night guard was hacked to death in a robbery in Hamisi, Vihiga county.

A gang had raided Abundance Church School on February 24 at dawn and killed Derick Oyando . A colleague was also wounded in the drama.

The gang stole unknown valuables from the institution and escaped. Police later mounted an operation that saw two people arrested in Mumias West area and recovered a blood stained metal rod.

The officers said the hunt for more suspects is ongoing and that the body of the victim was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem.

Such violent robberies and murder have been on the rise in the area amid efforts to solve them.

Police have advised victims to cooperate with their attackers for their own safety.

Elsewhere in Macalder, Migori county, the body of a man was found in a footpath after a suspected murder.

Police said they suspect the victim was killed elsewhere and his body was later dumped at the secondary scene.

The motive of the murder was not established even as the body was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem.

Police said they were investigating murder in the incident.

In Katito, Kisumu county, a suspected thug was lynched by a mob in a failed cattle rustling incident.

A second suspect was injured before being rescued to the hospital.

In Rangwe, Homa Bay county’s Angongo village, Samson Were who had been missing was found drowned in a local river.

The 45-year-old man was missing for days before his body was discovered in River Rangwe, police said adding he was naked when he was found.

The body was moved to the mortuary for postmortem and other procedures.

Meanwhile, a 48-year-old woman who had gone missing for 10 days was found dead in a forest in Kinamba, Laikipia county.

Police said Rantanoi Lolmodooni had been missing before the body was found in Ol Maisor Ranch on February 24.

It is not clear how she died, police said as they moved the body to the mortuary for postmortem.

Elsewhere in Hadado, Wajir county, police said they were investigating an incident where an electrician collapsed and died.

Geoffrey Mulinge, 42, was installing solar panels when he developed breathing difficulties and collapsed.

He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending postmortem and other procedures.