Police in Kwale county have launched investigations following the murder of a 66-year-old woman whose body was discovered on a farm in Samburu Subcounty.
The deceased, identified as Mbodze Nyamawi Njamo, was reportedly discovered by her granddaughter lying in a pool of blood.
Police officers who visited the scene established that the woman had sustained multiple cut wounds inflicted by a sharp object.
The injuries were found on the left side of her neck, left ear and both hands.
Investigators believe the attack was carried out by unknown assailants, with the injuries proving fatal.
The scene was documented by detectives before the body was moved to Kinango Subcounty Hospital Mortuary for preservation pending a post-mortem examination.
Authorities said the motive behind the killing has not yet been established, and investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend those responsible.
The case remains under active investigation.Elsewhere, police in Kisii County are investigating an incident in which the body of an unidentified woman was found outside a homestead in Gucha South Sub-County.
According to the police, the body was discovered at Nyandito Village in Bomonyara Location.
The deceased, an African female estimated to be about 34 years old, was found lying face down outside a homestead.
Her clothes were described as water-soaked.According to residents, the woman was not known to be a local but was often seen moving around neighbouring Kanying’ombe Village in Rongo Sub-County, Migori County.
Police said the scene was processed and documented, and no visible injuries were observed on the body at the time of examination.
The body was taken to Tabaka Mission Hospital Mortuary for preservation pending identification and a post-mortem examination.Investigations are ongoing to establish the identity of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding her death.
Meanwhile, police are investigating an incident where a decomposed body of an unidentified man was discovered in a banana plantation in Muhoroni Sub-County, Kisumu County, on Saturday afternoon.
According to police, the body was found in Odiowang Village, Songor West Sub-Location, Tamu Location.
Police said the body, believed to be that of an adult male, was lying on its back and was fully clothed.
The remains were in an advanced state of decomposition, with both legs eaten up to the knees and both hands up to the wrists.
Investigators noted that no visible physical injuries were observed on the body.
The scene was documented by DCI officers before the body was removed to Ahero Sub-County Hospital Mortuary, where it is being preserved pending identification and a post-mortem examination.
Police said no one at the scene was able to identify the deceased. Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death are ongoing.
Elsewhere, a 76-year-old man died after reportedly slipping and falling down a steep rocky cliff while herding goats in Keiyo South Sub-County, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
The deceased, identified as Chemweno Limo Marus, left his home on Friday afternoon to graze his goats in the Kapsogom area but failed to return home.
According to police, concern was raised at around 5:50 p.m. when the goats returned home without him.
His granddaughter alerted family members after noticing that he was missing.
Relatives, villagers and local administrators launched a search and later found his body at Sichone Village within Kapsogom Sub-Location.
Police officers who visited the scene established that the elderly man is believed to have accidentally slipped while herding the animals and rolled down a rocky escarpment estimated to be about 200 metres deep.
The body had multiple injuries, including a broken right leg, a deep bruise on the left leg, bruises on the stomach and both cheeks, and a deep cut near the left eye.
The body was moved to Iten County Referral Hospital Mortuary for preservation pending a post-mortem examination. Police have classified the incident as an accidental death.
