Bar owner found fatally stabbed after dispute over bill in Lari, Kiambu

A dispute over an unsettled bill left a 47-year-old bar owner dead in Nyambari trading centre, Lari Sub-County, Kiambu County.

According to police the incident was reported on May 2. 

Police responded to a bar where they discovered the body of the victim, identified as James Kimani Mwangi.

Mwangi, the owner of the establishment, was found lying in a pool of blood inside the premises. 

Police said he had sustained deep, penetrating wounds to the left collarbone, believed to have been inflicted by a sharp object.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the deceased was last seen alive at his pub in the company of a man who is now the prime suspect. 

Authorities believe the two had engaged in a quarrel over an unpaid bill, which may have escalated into the fatal attack.

The suspect remains at large, with police launching a manhunt to track him down.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending a postmortem examination.

Police urged members of the public with any information that could lead to the arrest of the suspect to come forward as investigations continue.

Meanwhile, police in Baringo County launched investigations following the discovery of a decomposed body of an unknown adult male inside an abandoned building at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) Kabarnet campus.

The body was discovered on the evening of May 1 by a foreman working on an Affordable Housing project within the institution. 

According to police, the worker stumbled upon the remains inside a deserted structure belonging to the college.

Police officers responded to the scene shortly after the report was made. 

They found the body lying inside the building in an advanced state of decomposition, making identification difficult.

Authorities said no identification documents were recovered from the scene, and preliminary observations did not reveal any visible physical injuries on the body.

Crime scene personnel processed the area and documented evidence before the remains were moved to the Baringo County Referral Hospital mortuary.

The body is currently awaiting identification and a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death.

And a 36-year-old man died after he was found unconscious near a bakery in Garissa Town and rushed to hospital.

According to police, the incident was reported on May 1. 

The deceased was identified as Musyoki Mutua, a resident of Mororo area.

Police said the reportee, who is a relative of the deceased, received information that Mutua had been seen lying unconscious near Salama Bakery. 

He rushed to the scene and found him weak and unresponsive.

Mutua was immediately taken to the Garissa County Referral Hospital, where he died while undergoing treatment.

Officers from Garissa Police Station, including the duty officer, visited the hospital and confirmed the incident.

The body was moved to the hospital mortuary, where it awaits a postmortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.