Man found dead in Kitui village
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Detectives in Nzambani, Kitui County, launched investigations into the suspected murder of a 34-year-old man whose body was found in a pool of blood beside a road.
The body of Kitema Mwema, a resident of Madhulimi Village, was discovered at Majengo Shopping Centre at about 5.30am on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
Police officers visited the scene and found the deceased lying face down with visible injuries.
Police said he had sustained a deep cut to the throat and another injury to his right ankle.
The deceased had reportedly left his home at about 11pm on Wednesday, September 2, saying he was going to spend the night at his brother’s house.
The scene was processed and documented as investigations commenced.
Mwema’s body was later moved to the Kitui Referral Hospital mortuary, where it is being preserved pending a postmortem examination.
And a 20-year-old woman drowned while fetching water from a stream in Kadibo, Kisumu County, police have reported.
The incident occurred on, September 2, 2026, at about 9.30pm in Kanyakraro Village, Katieno West Sub-location, Kathiore Location, police said.
Police who visited the scene found the body of Winny Adhiambo Ayugi, after members of the public had retrieved it from Orecha Stream.
Witnesses said Ayugi had gone to the stream to fetch water and is believed to have accidentally drowned.
Police processed the scene and removed the body to the Ahero County Hospital mortuary for preservation pending a postmortem examination.
The body had no visible external injuries, according to police.
And the remains of a 68-year-old woman who went missing about four weeks ago were discovered in a thicket in Ikutha Sub-County, Kitui County.
The human skeleton was found on Monday evening in Ngwate Village, within a parcel of land belonging to a local resident.
Police officers who visited the scene found scattered human bones, female clothing and a bag containing medication and an identification card bearing the name Kongu Mathuka Ngulo, 68.
Family members positively identified the clothes and identification documents as belonging to Kongu, who they said had been unwell for some time before disappearing from her home about four weeks ago.
Efforts by relatives to trace her whereabouts had reportedly been unsuccessful.
The scene was processed, documented and photographed before the remains were collected and moved to Mutomo Mortuary, pending further identification and examination.
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding her disappearance and death