Detectives are investigating an incident where a 73-year-old man was found dead after being attacked by a mob in a clash over control of businesses at Gul Min Augo beach in Bondo, Siaya County.
Dennis Ambrose Achieng succumbed to his injuries following the November 15 incident, police said.
He had hired six bounces to help him in his mission but the group was ambushed and attacked. This left Achieng dead.
The assailants later laid barricades on the road leading to the scene to stop police from accessing it. The six bouncers were later rescued by police who responded there.
The assailants had escaped by the time police arrived at the scene.
Police said they are investigating the incident. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.
In Chebororwa village, Elgeyo Marakwet County, one Brenton Sikonye, 42 was found dead on the doorstep of his house.
Police said the body lay in a pool of blood with visible injuries in the head and that his brains were splattered in the area.
It was established that the victim was hit by a wooden stick at the back of his head. The killer weapon was recovered at the scene and a suspect arrested over the murder.
The motive of the murder was not immediately established, police said of the Saturday incident as they moved the mortuary pending an autopsy.
In Laikipia, a suspect was arrested over the murder of a woman. The woman was assaulted on November 13 and succumbed to the injuries two days later, police said.
She was identified as Jude Kagweria.
Police said the suspect was traced with the assistance of a sniffer dog and arrested pending arraignment for murder.
A mobile phone believed to be belonging to the victim was recovered from the suspect. The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
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