Teenager’s body found in pit in Vihiga County amid murder investigations

Detectives are investigating an incident where a decomposing body of a 17-year-old boy has been discovered in a deep pit in Mukamari Village, Tiriki East Sub-County, Vihiga County, in a suspected murder incident.

The body of Edwin Muduvuda was discovered on October 18, 2026, after an administrator reported a foul smell emanating from a deep pit covered with timber and iron sheets.

Detectives visited the scene and found the teenager’s decomposing body inside the pit.

Preliminary information obtained from the deceased’s mother indicated that her son went missing on October 9, 2026, at around 8pm after leaving home to attend a burial night vigil in the neighbourhood.

The circumstances surrounding the teenager’s death remain unclear, with detectives expected to investigate the incident to establish what happened and identify those responsible.

The scene was processed by investigators before the body was moved to Jumuia Mortuary pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.

Police investigations are ongoing, officials said adding they are open to murder investigations.

And police have launched investigations after the body of an unidentified man was discovered in a thicket in Renu Village, Tigania East Sub-County, Meru County.

The body was discovered on October 18, 2026.

The man was found lying on his side in the thicket without shoes.

Police examined and searched the body but did not recover any identification documents or other items that could help establish his identity.

The scene was documented before the body was moved to Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.

Investigations are ongoing to identify the deceased and establish the circumstances surrounding his death.

Meanwhile, police arrested the parents of a five-month-old baby in Murang’a County after a postmortem examination established that the infant died from suffocation.

The child had initially been reported to have died suddenly before a postmortem examination was conducted at Kiriaini Mission Hospital Mortuary on Sunday, October 18, 2026.

The examination was conducted by a pathologist in the presence of a Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) team led by Mathioya Sub-County DCI.

The doctor’s findings indicated that the infant died as a result of suffocation, prompting further investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death.

The child’s father and mother, were subsequently arrested as persons of interest in the case.

The two were escorted to Kiriaini Police Station, where they were booked as detectives pursue further investigations.

Police have not disclosed additional details surrounding the circumstances of the infant’s death.