Police in Nyamira County launched investigations into a suspected murder after the decomposing body of a 19-year-old man was discovered in a tea plantation in Nyamira North Sub-County.
According to the police, the body was found on Tuesday at around 2:30 p.m. in Kianyanchwa Village, Nyagokiani Location.
The grim discovery was made by a group of women who were plucking tea leaves in a farm belonging to a local resident when they noticed a swarm of flies hovering over a section of the plantation.
Upon closer inspection, they discovered a decomposing human body and raised the alarm, drawing villagers to the scene.
The deceased was later identified as Pellin Omondi Atuya, a 19-year-old who had reportedly left home about a month ago to visit his grandmother in Magwagwa.
His family last contacted him on April 4, when he claimed he was in Narok, before his phone went off.
Police officers visited and processed the scene.
Preliminary observations indicated that the body had injuries on the neck, face, and abdomen, suggesting a possible struggle before death.
The motive of the murder was not immediately known.
The body was moved to Ibara Mission Hospital mortuary, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding the death and to identify those responsible.
And police in Busia County launched a manhunt for a suspect linked to the fatal stabbing of a 46-year-old man in Samia Sub-county.
Police said the incident was reported on Tuesday and that the deceased, identified as Dennis Wafula Onyango, is said to have been attacked on the night of April 13 by a known individual who stabbed him, leaving him with serious injuries.
He was rushed to Busia County Referral Hospital, where he was admitted for treatment but later succumbed to the injuries on April 14.
Police said the assailant was on the run but on the run. Authorities say a manhunt has been launched, and officers are pursuing leads to apprehend him.
The body of the deceased was preserved at Busia County Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing, police said on Wednesday.
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