Probe as masked attackers kill 66-year-old man in Kilifi’s Magarini area

Detectives are investigating an incident where a 66-year-old man was killed by two masked assailants who stormed his home in Mapotea Village, Magarini South Sub-County, Kilifi County, in the early hours of Wednesday.

The deceased, identified as Garama Nyale Jumbale, was attacked at around 3.20am while inside his thatched, semi-permanent house.

His wife told police she was heading outside to relieve herself when she opened the door and encountered the two masked men.

One of the attackers allegedly placed a panga against her neck and threatened to cut her if she screamed, while his accomplice proceeded to the bedroom and attacked her husband.

Police visited the scene and found the man’s body naked and covered with a bloodstained white bedsheet. A physical examination revealed cuts on his right cheek, bruises on his chest and a depression on the frontal part of his head.

The suspected murder weapon was not recovered, and the motive for the attack remains unknown.

The body was moved to Malindi Sub-County Hospital mortuary, where it is awaiting a postmortem examination as investigations continue.

Meanwhile, detectives arrested a prison warder in connection with the murder of a 74-year-old man in Mnarani, Kilifi North Sub-County, bringing the number of suspects arrested in the case to four.

The suspect is a prison warder attached to Hindi GK Prison in Lamu County.

According to police, detectives traced and arrested the suspect.

He was booked at Kilifi Police Station ahead of arraignment.

The arrest follows the murder of Charo Kikotero, 74, who was reported killed in Mnarani on September 20.

Three other suspects were arrested on October 12 as detectives intensified investigations into the killing.

Police have not disclosed further details about the suspected motive or the alleged role of the latest suspect in the murder.

Investigations remain ongoing as detectives seek to establish the circumstances surrounding Kikotero’s death and determine the involvement of all those arrested.

Elsewhere, police in Murang’a County are investigating the death of a 36-year-old man who was found dead in his neighbourhood after being reported missing by his family.

The body of Anthony Maina Wanjithe was discovered on Monday, October 19, 2026, after he reportedly went missing the previous day.

Police officers found Wanjithe’s body lying on the ground, with blood oozing from his mouth.

His father told police that his son had suffered from epilepsy throughout his life.

Police said the body had no visible external injuries at the time it was examined at the scene.

Investigators documented the scene before moving the body to Maragua Level Four Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination to establish the cause of death.

The circumstances surrounding Wanjithe’s death remain unclear as investigations continue.