The decomposed and mutilated body of a 35-year-old man has been found in a maize plantation in Mumias West, Kakamega County.
Police said the body of Wycliffe Okwayo Mulunda was discovered at Ekhayinga Village on October 8, 2026.
Police officers who visited the scene found the body in a maize plantation belonging to a local resident. The scene was about 100 metres from the deceased’s home, where he reportedly lived alone.
Investigators established that Mulunda was last seen alive by neighbours on Monday, October 5, at around 6pm.
The scene was processed and documented before the body was moved to Butere Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending an autopsy.
Police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances surrounding his death and how his body ended up in the plantation.
In Kisumu County, a 35-year-old man was found dead behind a deserted M-Pesa shop at Obunga Junction on Thursday morning.
The body was discovered at around 11.30am. Police officers who responded to the scene identified the man only as Rass. He was found lying behind the shop with no visible injuries.
Preliminary investigations established that Rass was well known to residents as a cobbler and had reportedly been sleeping behind the abandoned M-Pesa shop where his body was found.
Police retrieved the body and moved it to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) mortuary, where it is being preserved pending an autopsy to establish the cause of death.
Meanwhile, a man died at Nyansiongo Mission Hospital in Nyamira County after allegedly sustaining serious head injuries during an assault.
Police said Ibrahim Omoke was taken to the hospital by members of the public on Monday, October 5, 2026, at around 7.30pm, alongside another man, following an alleged physical altercation between the two.
Omoke had sustained head injuries and was admitted for treatment. His condition later deteriorated, and he died while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
His body was moved to the hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination.
