A 20-year-old man was fatally stabbed during a fight involving a group of friends in Nairobi’s Umoja Innercore area early Sunday morning.
The deceased, identified as Telvin Otieno, was fatally injured at about 3am on October 4, 2026, near Kifaru Roundabout as the group headed towards the Sango area.
According to police, the incident began after a disagreement broke out among the group of eight friends.
One of the group members reported that he was punched in the lower jaw by an assailant, triggering a physical confrontation.
During the ensuing brawl, Otieno was stabbed in the stomach and rushed to Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital while bleeding heavily. However, he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police officers who visited the scene later examined the body at the hospital and observed two visible stab wounds on the stomach.
Two other men who were part of the group were also injured during the fight and admitted to hospital in stable condition.
Police processed the relevant scenes and preserved Otieno’s body at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital mortuary pending an autopsy.
Three suspects were arrested and placed in custody for interrogation and further action, Nairobi police boss Issa Mohamud said.
The weapon believed to have been used in the stabbing had not been recovered by the time of the police report.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the killing are ongoing, police said adding they were looking for more suspects in the tragedy.
Police discourage such public brawls.
Meanwhile, the decomposed body of a 60-year-old woman who had been missing for about two weeks has been recovered in a rocky area in Kamwangu Sub-Location, Tharaka Nithi County.
The deceased was identified as Serafina Kithetu Simon, a resident of Mara Village.
Police said the body was discovered on Sunday, October 4, 2026, lying between rocky hills in the area.
According to information gathered by investigators, Simon had left her home for an unknown destination about two weeks ago and never returned.
Her disappearance had not been reported at any police station.
The body was recovered and taken to Chuka Level 5 Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.
Police have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding her disappearance and death.
