Police are investigating an incident where a 47-year-old man was found dead inside his house in Guu Village, Ndhiwa Sub-County, Homa Bay County, with his body in a decomposing state.
The deceased was identified as George Ogola Juma.
Police officers who visited the scene found Juma’s body lying on a sofa chair inside his house.
According to preliminary police investigations, the body was discovered after a woman working on her farm neighbouring the deceased’s compound went to a nearby homestead to request drinking water.
She reportedly noticed a foul smell coming from the house, leading to the discovery of the body.
Police said Juma was last seen alive on Tuesday, August 11. The circumstances surrounding his death remained unclear.
The scene was processed before the decomposed body was taken to Homa Bay County Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary for preservation pending a post-mortem examination.
Investigations into the death are ongoing.
Meanwhile, a 90-year-old man died after a fire swept through three temporary structures in Karangareti Village, Tana River County, on Tuesday morning.
The deceased, identified as Mohamed Boru Hericha, an elder, had reportedly been ill for a long period and was inside one of the structures when the fire broke out.
His 40-year-old son sustained minor burn injuries while attempting to respond to the incident.
Police said the three makeshift structures in the village, within Maramtu Sub-location, had been completely consumed by the fire.
Household property whose value had not been established was also destroyed in the inferno.
The cause of the fire had not been established, with police commencing investigations into the incident.
However, the local community declined to have Hericha’s remains removed for post-mortem examination and instead began burial arrangements in accordance with Islamic religious practices.
Meanwhile, police in Kitui County are investigating the break-in and theft of church equipment valued at Sh242,000 from a store belonging to Deliverance Church Mwanzilu.
The incident was reported on Tuesday.
According to the report, the church store was securely locked at about 5 pm on Monday, August 17, with all the equipment intact.
However, at about 10:30 am on Tuesday, the store was discovered to have been broken into after the door padlock was reportedly forced open.
A music mixer, keyboard, generator, regulator and electric cables were reported stolen.
The value of the stolen items was estimated at Sh242,000.
Police officers visited and processed the scene before commencing investigations to establish the circumstances of the break-in and identify those involved.
No arrests had been reported by the time of filing this report.
