Detectives in Kandara, Murang’a County, launched investigations after the body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found dumped along the Kiranga–Kahaini road.
The body which had a gunshot wound in the head was discovered after a resident was alerted by a neighbour who was on his way to church and noticed the lifeless man lying by the roadside.
Police officers visited the scene and began investigations.
Police said the man, who is yet to be identified, was found lying on his back with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the chest, with the bullet reportedly exiting through his back.
His left wrist had been tied using a black piece of tyre tube, which had left a deep cut. Blood stains were also visible on his back and around his mouth.
No identification documents or other items that could help establish his identity were recovered from his pockets.
A resident told police that he was awakened by his dogs barking at around 3.20am on Sunday.
He went around his compound to establish what had caused the disturbance and heard a motor vehicle speeding away along the road towards Kahaini.
He returned to his house after failing to establish the cause of the disturbance.
Investigators are now pursuing the possibility that the man could have been killed elsewhere before his body was transported to the location and dumped.
Scene of Crime officers processed and documented the area as detectives began collecting evidence that could help establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and identify those responsible.
The body was later removed and taken to Murang’a Mortuary, where it was preserved pending identification and a post-mortem examination.
Police are also expected to establish the identity of the deceased and determine whether the suspected gunshot wound was the cause of death.
Elsewhere, a man was found dead with deep cuts to his neck and right hand in a farm in Kasemeni, Kwale County, in what police are treating as a suspected murder.
The body of Chondo Mangale Ngoka was discovered at about 10.30am on Saturday in a nearby farm in Chigato Sub-location, Kasemeni Location.
The body had deep cuts on the neck and right hand and had also been partially burnt.
DCI officers processed and documented the scene as investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing began.
The motive for the killing was yet to be established, police said on Tuesday.
The body was removed and taken to the Kinango Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending an autopsy.
Police and detectives have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding the death and identify those responsible.
