17-year-old stabbed to death in clash with friends, Eastleigh

A 17-year-old boy was fatally stabbed during an altercation in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area.

Police said he was attacked by his friends during the incident on Sunday, March 29.

Three suspects linked to the attack have since been arrested and are pending arraignment, police said on Tuesday.

Authorities added that the body of the deceased had stab wounds to the chest and back when it was discovered and later moved to the mortuary for further procedures.

It remains unclear what triggered the fight that turned fatal. The victim was a student at a local school.

A video recorded at the scene showed about ten young boys running and clashing before the deceased fell as he was being stabbed.

The assailants fled the scene but were later traced and arrested, Nairobi police boss Isaa Mohamud said.

Such violent attacks among youths in the area have been on the rise, even as efforts continue to address the trend.

Police said some of the youths linked to the incidents have been arrested and prosecuted on various charges.

Meanwhile, police in Tana River County have launched investigations following the discovery of a decomposing body of an unidentified man in a bushy area in Tana North Sub-county.

Police said the body was discovered on March 29, 2026, at around 4:00 pm by herdsmen in the Bini area within Bilbil sub-location.

Officers from Bura Police Station, accompanied by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations in Tana North, visited the scene and recovered the remains.

Police said the body, believed to be that of an adult male of unknown age, was found in an advanced state of decomposition in an uninhabited bushy area.

No visible external injuries were observed at the time of recovery.

The body was moved to Hola County Referral Hospital mortuary, where it awaits identification and a post-mortem examination.

Authorities are appealing to members of the public with missing persons reports to come forward and assist in identifying the deceased.

Elsewhere, detectives are investigating the murder of a man whose body was found in a house in the Bofu area, Samburu, Kwale County.

Police said the body of Chombo Karisa, 28, was found lying in a pool of blood long after the murder.

The body had a deep cut on the neck and right fingers, police said.

The motive of the March 28 murder was not immediately established, as the body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.