Man fatally stabs brother in quarrel in Elementaita

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A man was arrested after he stabbed and killed his 20-year-old brother in a confrontation over a goat the assailant wanted to slaughter in Elementaita, Gilgil, Nakuru County.

Sylvanus Ole Lesasuyan was stabbed in the stomach and died instantly in the Saturday drama, police said.

His elder brother had arrived home late in the night and demanded to pick one family goat to slaughter for the New Year celebrations. It was then that an argument broke out as the assailant went to pick up the goat from a pen.

The assailant picked up a knife and stabbed his brother, killing him.

Police were called to the scene and found the body lying in a pool of blood and his intestines hanging out.

The killer weapon was found dumped about 70 meters away from the scene where the body was lying. This was after the suspect was arrested and led the police to the place he had dumped the sword.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures, police said.

In Got Oyaro area, Rachuonyo, Homa Bay County, a man was stabbed and killed in a fight over a barmaid.

The body of Evans Odonyo, 33 was found lying outside a bar after his attack on January 2, 2026, police said.

He had a deep cut in the chest cavity. It emerged he was attacked by four men in a confrontation over the bar attendant.

In Ainabatich, Moiben, Uasin Gishu County, a man was found murdered and his body dumped in a thicket near the local Eldoret GK prisons.

The body had no visible injuries and police believe he was killed elsewhere and the body dumped at the scene.

The motive of the murder was not immediately known.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other procedures.

In Chebiemit, Elgeyo Marakwet County, a man was found dead on a field after a suspected murder.

He was identified as Josephat Kimutai, 65. He had bruises on his neck and ear and was holding a hoe when the body was discovered on January 2, police said.

The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and investigations.