Man fatally stabbed in domestic fight in Tassia

A man was fatally stabbed during a domestic dispute in Tassia, Nairobi, police and neighbours said.

Police said Kennedy Juma had been engaged in a fight with his wife in their house before it turned tragic.

He was stabbed in the chest and rushed to a local hospital, where he died on the night of February 25.

The woman was later attacked by a mob following the incident before police rescued her and took her to hospital.

She was treated and discharged before being detained for murder.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations.

Police statistics show such cases have been reported in separate areas amid efforts to address them.

In Nyamira’s Keera area, the body of a man was found floating in a river in what police suspect to be murder.

The body of David Mongare, 60, was half naked when it was found on Wednesday. Police said it had two deep stab wounds in the back and several other cuts on the head.

The motive was not immediately established. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

In Kutus, Kirinyaga County, a man was found dead in River Rutui. The man was identified as Anthon Muriithi, 61.

Police said the body had a strangulation mark on the neck. The soft part of both ears was slightly cut and fresh blood was oozing from the lower lip, which was also slightly cut.

The motive was not immediately established. Police moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy.

Meanwhile, a man was found dead near a gold mining site in Macalder, Migori County.

Police said preliminary findings showed the man was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the site.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending identification and autopsy.

There has been a push-and-pull trend over the management of some gold mining sites in the area.

In the same area, a miner died in an accident at a gold mining site.

Police said Philip Ochieng, 29, was working at the site in Kalwal area and was repairing a shaft when he slid and fell into a hole.

He was rescued and rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said such deaths have been on the rise in the area. There are calls for action to ensure the safety of miners at the sites.

Dozens of people have died at the sites in the past year, while others have been left with injuries. The victims were miners who ventured into the sites for a living.