Police in Suba South, Homa Bay county, are
investigating murder after a woman was found dead outside a guest house in
Kaksingiri West Location.
The woman, estimated to be about 35 years old, was found lying on her back on a veranda near the bathroom area of the guest house in Rangwe East Sub-location.
The incident was reported to police at around 11 am on Friday after the manager of the guest house discovered the woman’s body during a routine inspection at about 9 am.
Police said the woman was naked but had been covered with a Maasai sheet.
A pair of slippers and a basin were found near the body.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the woman had arrived at the guest house with a man at around 11 pm on Thursday and took a room.
The man, who is now being sought by police, was not at the premises when the body was discovered.
Police said no visible physical injuries were observed on the woman’s body.
The body was removed and taken to the Suba Sub-County mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the woman’s death and trace the man who was last seen with her.
Elsewhere, a 30-year-old artisanal gold miner died after reportedly losing consciousness while working inside a deep mining tunnel in Gem Yala, Siaya county.
The incident occurred at Odudo Village, where the man, identified as Kevin Otieno, was working with fellow local miners when he reportedly collapsed inside the tunnel.
According to police, Otieno was inside a tunnel estimated to be about 200 feet deep when he lost consciousness, allegedly due to lack of oxygen.
His colleagues and members of the public mounted a rescue operation and managed to retrieve his body from the tunnel.
Police officers visited the scene and processed and documented it.
The body was reportedly fully dressed in heavy clothing and had bruises on the face, with foam-like fluid oozing from the nose.
The body was later moved to the Yala Level IV Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
Police have launched investigations and are seeking to trace the owner of the mining tunnel, who reportedly went underground immediately after the incident.
Authorities are also expected to establish whether safety measures were in place at the mining site at the time of the incident.
