Police in Juja, Kiambu county are investigating a
suspected murder after an unidentified man was found dead with visible injuries
within Twiga Estate area.
The body was discovered on October 9, 2026, at around 9 pm by a man who was walking home along Jacaranda Avenue, police said.
According to police, the man found the victim lying by the roadside with injuries to his head and hands, prompting a response from officers.
Police officers visited the scene. They said they were yet to establish the motive for the murder.
The officers found the man unresponsive, with visible swelling and bruises on his head and both hands.
Blood stains were also observed around his mouth.
Investigators recovered scattered stones and broken sticks at the scene, which were collected by CSI personnel as exhibits as they sought to establish the circumstances surrounding the death.
The deceased had no identification documents in his pockets, and people at the scene were unable to identify him.
The body was moved to General Kago Funeral Home in Thika, where it was preserved pending identification and a post-mortem examination.
Police investigations are ongoing to establish the man’s identity, the cause of death and whether he was attacked before being abandoned at the roadside.
Elsewhere, police in Nakuru are investigating a suspected murder after the body of an unidentified man was found lying in a pool of blood along the Nakuru-Eldoret Highway near Njoro Interchange.
The body was discovered at around 12:10 am on October 10, 2026, after police received a report about a person lying along the highway.
Police visited the scene and found the body of an unidentified African man, estimated to be about 30 years old, lying in a pool of blood by the roadside.
Police documented the scene before moving the body
to Kwa Jack Mortuary, where it was preserved pending a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the man’s
identity and the circumstances surrounding his death.
Elsewhere, a human skeleton has been discovered by a farmer while cultivating his farm in Kiambugo area, Timau Location, Buuri West Subcounty, Meru county.
The discovery was reported on October 9, 2026, by a local who said he had come across the remains at around 12:45 pm while working on his farm.
Police officers visited the scene, where they documented and photographed the area before recovering the skeleton.
The remains were subsequently transferred to the mortuary at Nanyuki Teaching and Referral Hospital, where they were preserved pending identification and a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are expected to establish the
identity of the deceased and the circumstances surrounding the death.
